The Business Development Unit is a progressive private education and training company and provides practical and dynamic occupationally directed skills programmes, learnerships, programmes, short courses and workshops to people at work. Close association with commerce and industry ensures that programmes offered by the Business Development Unit are contemporary, relevant and effective. Accreditation and certification for Business Development Unit programmes are provided by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and NMMU Business School.

The education and training is flexible and responsive to the dynamic requirements of a democratic South Africa. Its focus is lifelong learning that is relevant, practical and credible. The Business Development Unit constantly strives for excellence of product and service that will make a critical and constructive contribution to regional, national and global sustainability."

The strategic intent of the Business Development Unit is to play an integral part in the development of all levels of managers and leaders through strong emphasis on mutual interaction amongst participants, as well as the practical application of knowledge with its resources and higher accreditation and certification association agreement with NMMU and NMMU Business School.