a. Background to Learnership

An entrepreneur would need certain resources to start a business venture or to realize a business opportunity, either inside or outside the business. The most important resources for the entrepreneurial venture are the people involved in starting up and running that venture.

This Learnership is mainly directed at guiding and giving advice to entrepreneurs about the best route to commercialization (trading) and using their expertise, experience and networking to establish the ventures and to achieve operational (working) success. The training is unit standard based and directed on how to execute efforts, demonstrating that ability in the real world.

b. Benefits of Learnership

In business, ability and competency are keys to prosperity. So whether you are:

• A student who intends to embark on an entrepreneurial activity.
• An unemployed person who wants to become self-supporting.
• A person who is currently employed but might be retrenched.
• A person who feels constrained by his current job situation and wishes to “do it on his own.”
• A person currently running a small business and wishes to improve his chances of success.
• A person wanting to be an “Intrapreneur” within an organisation.

You will surely benefit from this programme in that you will:

• Gain a better understanding of business and economic principles.
• Get a better understanding of your own potential.
• Be able to generate new business ideas.
• Know how to check the feasibility of projects.
• Have the skills to draw up and present business plans.

Your improved knowledge from attending this Learnership will be useful in starting and managing a business of your own.

a. Background to Learnership

An entrepreneur would need certain resources to start a business venture or to realize a business opportunity, either inside or outside the business. The most important resources for the entrepreneurial venture are the people involved in starting up and running that venture. The purpose of the Qualification is to develop the appropriate skills and knowledge required by a person for the establishment and development of a small to medium business venture, and addresses the economic, administrative and behavioural (psycho-social) barriers that contribute to success in starting and sustaining the venture.

b. Benefits of Learnership

In business, ability and competency are keys to prosperity. So whether you are:

• A student who intends to embark on an entrepreneurial activity.
• An unemployed person who wants to become self-supporting.
• A person who is currently employed but might be retrenched.
• A person who feels constrained by his current job situation and wishes to “do it on his own.”
• A person currently running a small business and wishes to improve his chances of success.
• A person wanting to be an “Intrapreneur” within an organisation.

You will surely benefit from this programme in that you will:

• Demonstrate an ability to identify and create a new venture.
• Demonstrate knowledge of interpersonal skills required in a business environment.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic economics within a market economy.
• Manage a new venture by applying business principles and techniques.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of leadership and management.

Your improved knowledge from attending this Learnership will be useful in starting and managing a business of your own.

a. Background to Learnership

Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a priority area within the South African context and is supported by legislation, national policies and strategies. The development of babies, toddlers and young children forms the most critical foundation of further development into childhood and adulthood. There is thus a vast need for ECD services, and it is critical that the field should be served by competent practitioners.

b. Benefits of Learnership

So, whether you are:

• An experienced practitioner in the field with limited or difficult access to further career development opportunities.
• A person currently owning or managing an ECD centre who wishes to improve the centre’s chances of success.
• A person who wishes to enter the field of Early Childhood Development for the first time,

You will surely benefit from this programme in that you will be able to:

• Plan and prepare for Early Childhood Development.
• Facilitate and monitor the development of babies, toddlers and young children.
• Provide care and support to babies, toddlers and young children.
• Enroll for further professional development in the higher education and training band.

Improved knowledge from attending this Learnership will be useful in starting and managing an ECD Centre of your own.