Thabiso Mothibedi Mathabathe

I am currently the Programme Co-ordinator for Diploma in Tourism Management at Rosebank International (formerly IIE Rosebank College), Braamfontein Campus. I am also lecturing in the programme. I am an organised Programme Coordinator with comprehensive expertise in managing and delivering various projects from inception to completion. I demonstrate strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities, ensuring seamless coordination among teams and stakeholders.

• First Aid NQF Level 1, Absolute Health Services April-June 2024
• Guidelines for Invigilation, Educor Dec 2020 — Dec 2020
• Effective Questioning Techniques, Educor Jul 2019 — Jul 2019
• EBSCOhost (e-Library), Educor Mar 2019 — Mar 2019
• Research, Educor Mar 2019 — Mar 2019
• Project Management, Pro-Active College Mar 2017 — Aug 2017
• Breaking Barriers into Public Services, National School of Government Mar 2017 — Mar 2017
• Interpret and Implement a File Plan, The Document Warehouse Feb 2017 — Feb 2017
• Heritage and Rights Pilot Training, University of Oslo and ICOMOS SA May 2017 — May 2017
• Customer Service, JHJ Training Dec 2016 — Dec 2016
• AESOP - Promoting South African Heritage Jul 2015 — Jan 2016
• Basic and Gauteng Tourist Guide Short Course, University of Pretoria Nov 2012 — Dec 2012
• National Senior Certificate (NSC), Department of Basic Education Jan 2008 — Dec 2008

• Serving on the Rosebank International (Braamfontein) Occupational Health and Safety Committee
• Lesson planning committee in the Commerce Faculty (Rosebank International - Braamfontein), 2025
• Lesson planning committee in the Commerce Faculty (Rosebank International - Braamfontein), 2026
• Mentored the Rosebank International (Braamfontein) SRC Member in charge of Social, Cultural, Physical Wellbeing and Sports portfolio in 2025
• Mentor for the Rosebank International (Braamfontein) SRC Member in charge of Academic: ICT portfolio in 2026

• South African Council for Educators (SACE)- Reg no. C12655565
• Mentor at How To Change The World (HTCTW)
• National Federation of Tourist Guides and Affiliates – NFTGA (Reg no: 1900142)
• Antarctic Tourism Action Group (Ant-TAG) under Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
• Anti-Racism Network in Higher Education (ARNHE)
• Youth Africa Leadership Initiative (YALI)
• Future Africa

• ‘The Economic Significance of Taxi Rank Businesses: A Narrative of East Rand Mall Taxi Rank Businesses’, in the Journal Educor Multidisciplinary Journal (EMJ) Vol 4 (01) of 2020.
• ‘Cultural Tourism as a tool for Cross-Cultural Understanding’, in the Journal Educor Multidisciplinary Journal (EMJ) Vol 3 (01) of 2019.
• A comprehension on the Commemoration of Magriet Tjantjies, in the SAHRA Magazine Xumis, 2017.

• Presented a draft paper titled 'Youth Empowerment and Employability in South Africa: Assessing Progress Towards the National Development Plan 2030 in the Context of Power, Politics, Social Justice, Inequality, and Human Development' at the Rosebank International's Faculty of Humanities and Social Science Symposium on the 04th of September 2026.
• Co-Presented a draft paper titled 'Exploring Effective Student Support Services for Student Success in Open Distance Learning in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: A South African Perspective' at UNISA's 5th Annual Research CoP Conference under the theme 'Democratising Knowledge Production in the AI Era: Distance, Diversity, and Discipline in Unisa's Research Community of Practice' on the 15th of July 2026.
• Presented a draft paper titled 'Cross-Functional Approaches to Advance Student Success, Engagement, and Development in Tourism Diploma Education' at the IIE Rosebank College's First Institutional Research Conference under the theme 'Conversations on Higher Education at IIE Rosebank College: Teaching, Learning and Beyond' during the two days conference (17th-18th November 2025) (Certificate awarded).
• Co-Presented a paper titled 'Digital Agricultural Cooperatives for Sustainable Youth Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa' at The First International Conference on Sustainability Through Cooperatives hosted by the Eswatini Co-operative Development College (ECODEC) during the two days conference (16th-17th June 2025).
• Presented at Educor's First Online Colloquium in 2021 under the theme 'Teaching in a blended Learning Environment' (Certificate awarded)
• Presented at Educor's Research Colloquium on the 24th of June 2022 (Certificate awarded).

• Mr Prince Leburu from Rosebank International - pleburu@rbi.ac.za · +27 11 403 2437 / 072 691 2770
• Mr Maano Muhadi from Dept of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) - Maanom@dsac.gov.za · 012 441 3622 / 079 510 5027
• MS Pauline Magolego from Damelin College - Pauline.Magolego@damelin.co.za · 0783299277
• Prof. Chris Boonzaaier from University of Pretoria - chris.boonzaaier@up.ac.za · 012 420 2597 / 082 215 7738
• Dr Edward Matenga from Archaeological and Heritage Services (Africa) - e.matenga598@gmail.com · +27 (0) 73 981 0637/ 084 073 7774