Mr. Mphake’s academic expertise is in the areas of Physical Education, sport coaching, administration and talent identification with a higher degree from La Escuela Internacional de Educación Física y Deporte (International School of Physical Education and Sport) – in Cuba. He has experience in policy development and implementation, with a keen understanding of government systems, having worked at all three spheres of government. He has served as a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) – Coaches Commission. He is an active member of the Board of Directors for Leisure and Recreation South Africa (LARASA). LARASA was formed with the purpose of promoting recreation and leisure as a profession and to create an enabling environment for a unified professional body to promote recreation and leisure as an essential service in the public and private sector. He is also serving as a member of the Social and Human Science Sector for the South African National Commission for UNESCO. In October 2016, Mr Mphake was appointed as the National Coordinator for the UNESCO Quality Physical Education (QPE) Policy Project. Recently Mr Mphake was appointed as a member of the MINEPS VI expert working group - Developing a comprehensive vision of inclusive access for all. Through a formal partnership with the Department of Basic Education and the Physical Education Institute of South Africa (PEISA), Mr Mphake in his capacity as the Founder: Director of PEISA serves to provide strategic direction and leadership to institutionalize a curriculum orientated, teacher focused, learner centered and school-based approach in the area of Physical Education.