 In January 1996 he received the Diploma in Choral Conducting at the Institute of Choral Conductors Training, Gorinchem (The Netherlands) under the direction of Joop Schets.Van der Sandt held the position of Professor in Choral Conducting at the University of Pretoria and was the official Choral conductor of the University where he implemented a unique model for choral singing on South African University campuses until June 2008.Recent invitations include