Extra info for the National Youth Service Programme (not part of the advert for CVs)

All volunteers will be offered two courses during 2016, i.e. Entrepreneurship as well as Life Skills.

Entrepreneurship Course

The purpose of the Entrepreneurship Course is to equip volunteers with the necessary skills, knowledge and ideas within the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) fields on how to become self-employed.

Topics such as the following will be covered:

  • Self-employment skills
  • Looking at successful entrepreneurs
  • Marketing
  • Innovation
  • Finances

Volunteers will be invited to attend on a specific date and the first courses of 2016 will be offered as follows:

Province City Date
Gauteng Pretoria 19–22 Jan 2016
Mpumalanga Witbank 2-5 Feb 2016
Western Cape Cape Town 2-5 Feb 2016
Eastern Cape East London 16-19 Feb 2016
Kwazulu Natal Durban 16-19 Feb 2016
Gauteng Pretoria 16-19 Feb 2016
Limpopo Polokwane 1-4 March 2016
Gauteng Pretoria 1-4 March 2016

Life Skills Course

The purpose of the Life Skills Course is to equip volunteers for the workplace.

Some of the topics to be covered will be:

  • Interpersonal skills
  • Time management
  • Problem solving
  • How to write a CV
  • How to prepare for an interview

Volunteers will be invited to attend on a specific date and the first courses of 2016 will be offered as follows:

 Province City Date
Gauteng Pretoria February 2016
Limpopo Polokwane February 2016
KwaZulu Natal Durban February 2016
Mpumalanga Witbank March 2016
Western Cape Cape Town March 2016
Eastern Cape East London March 2016
Gauteng Pretoria March 2016