About Us
Beth Horner has over 27 years’ experience as a Microsoft Office trainer. In 2007 she established Beth Horner & Associates to provide corporate, small and medium-sized businesses with Microsoft Office and Windows software training. The training is conducted by facilitators with practical knowledge and broad experience of the programs

Our Vision
Our vision as a training company is to empower individuals by imparting skills that will give business professionals clarity of focus and confidence – the Clarity that comes from knowledge and understanding and the Confidence that comes from knowing how to apply that knowledge effectively, smartly and easily. Professional skills training is an on-going process and is part of any life-long learning programme. Skilled people are a company’s greatest resource and the driving force behind productivity, innovation and growth.
Our Trainers
Our trainers have proven ability as trainers and facilitators and extensive knowledge and experience in what they are presenting. Most of our trainers have over 15 years’ experience in training all levels of staff. Click here to meet the team.
Our Services
We provide a wide range of Microsoft software training as follows:
- Online training internationally and in South Africa.
- On-site training at company premises in Southern Africa.
- In-person training at our offices in Paulshof, Sandton.
Our software expertise extends from beginner to advanced level in the following Microsoft packages:
- Windows
- Office 365
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Project
- SharePoint
- OneDrive
- Teams
Our Differentiated Offering
- We focus on providing customised personal training that fits the environment and culture of the company. Our facilitators don’t just read from a manual. They are experienced, hands-on and interactive and really know their subject matter. You will notice in the testimonials on the website how much clients appreciate the personal nature of our training.
- We specialise in online and on-site (in-house) training which allows for greater flexibility and customisation of course material and training
- We can offer courses from beginner level to super advanced level, especially in Excel.
- Courses can be customised to the client’s specific needs. This is especially so with more complex training in SharePoint, OneDrive and Ms Teams integration where installations differ.
- We develop long-term training partnerships with companies so that as their needs change, we can respond and meet their new training requirements.
- We offer a learnership in the National Certificate of End-User Computing (South Africa only).
Our Clients
Beth Horner and Associates has trained many local and international corporates over the years, due to our leading expertise, years of experience, accreditation and quality training. Here are some examples of the corporate clients we have delivered training for:
- Department of Defence (Military Ombud) South Africa – 51 people trained on Beginners to Advanced Excel and Word.
- GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – We are the Excel training provider for the German government who are supporting the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention. This included Excel intermediate and advanced training to youth organisations and government departments. Current ongoing project.
- Mansueto Ventures, New York – 60 people attended online, customised SharePoint and Excel training.
- Sandoz South Africa - A training partnership that goes back to the early 2000s.
- Bureau Veritas – We have completed training both in South Africa and for representatives in other African countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, DRC, Angola and Ghana.
Our Location
Our South African office is in Johannesburg, South Africa. Locally we do onsite training (at company premises) in Southern Africa, particularly in the Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town metropolitan areas. We also offer on-line training both locally and internationally.
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