A passion for community development has seen Yasien Ryklief embarking on an array of qualification in the field of Public Management and Administration which comprises a National Diploma in Public Management completed in 2009, a Btech in Public Management completed in 2017 (Cum Laude), a Master’s in Public Administration completed in 2017 followed by a Doctorate in Public Administration which he is currently completing.

Yasien Ryklief has 11 years’ experience in the public sector in which he gained valuable experience in governance and administration, financial management, human resource management, supply chain management, events management, monitoring and evaluation, training and development as well as being a master trainer on the community capacity enhancement programme.

Yasien Ryklief’s involvement in higher education was kick started with his role as an independent contractor at the Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) where he served as a lecturer in the fields of both Public and Business Administration. Yasien Ryklief was appointed as the Registrar at the Two Oceans Graduate Institute in 2021.