AGATHOS CONSULTANCY Training and Development takes its name from the Greek word , Agathos, which means, “care and love”.

Agathos aims to make a meaningful contribution by providing care for people, societies, organizations and communities of South Africa. This is achieved through dynamic, cultural appropriate intervention strategies and initiatives.

Agathos is very much aware and updated of the fact that health and wellness have become major risk factors in the workplace in our country. We realised that corporate South Africa is in bad health. Health and wellness data was analysed from corporate wellness days conducted by Vitality in 15 companies representing several sectors. These results were disturbing to Agathos and we changed our focus and means to provide companies with an alternative to this life threatening news.

Agathos focus on making a positive contribution in the lives of people in the workplace. Competence, Excellence Capacity and Expertise are all traits characteristics of Agathos.

After a successfully pilot project for PAETA, we came to the conclusion that all South Africans are affected by HIV / AIDS in one way or another, and unless urgent action is taken this general health pandemic will have overwhelming implications for the entire population, especially in the workplace. We found a willingness among those with unhealthy lifestyles to address these problems. We encourage companies to engage in programmes to help employees live a healthier lifestyle. This is where Agathos offers its expertise through training and development to ensure that companies stand to benefit from our programmes.

Agathos’s key skill is to identify the risk profiles of company employees. Health promotion programmes can easily reduce absenteeism, enhance the company’s image, raise motivation levels and productivity, and therefore have a positive impact on the bottom line.

Investing in the health and wellness of employees can save both time and money for any company. Agathos strive to unlock the employees’ health and well-being and have witnessed how effectively companies’ objectives have been met.