Improve your employability withFREE accredited training
ARE YOU 18-27 YEARS OLD, CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED, AND A SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN?
At ATVANCE ACADEMY our goal is to give young unemployed South Africans like yourself the chance at a better life. If you have the same goal, then this is what you’ve been waiting for.
As a 51% black-owned, level 2 B-BBEE and SAQA-accredited organisation, we believe that education and skills development are the best way to bring down unemployment. That’s why we work with companies to offer free skills training to young, unemployed black South Africans.
With this training, you’ll receive the education and experience you need to find work, earn a salary, and change your life for the better.
Training and skills development is our passion, and so far we’ve helped 30 000 people in the young black community find work, through 130 rapidly growing campuses across South Africa. Now let us help you the same way.
the benefits ofatvance academy
IT’S FREE
Absolutely no cost to you at all.
IT’S CONVENIENT
Study in your area.
IT’S DIVERSE
Choose from a wide range of studies.
IT’S SIMPLE
Start at NQF2 with no other schooling needed.
IT’S FLEXIBLE
Learn through books, exercises, and practical study.
IT’S ACCREDITED
Study your National or FET Certificate through a registered training provider.
what we offer throughOUR COURSES
Learn the skills needed to carry out a range of project support service functions, such as business ethics and practices, policies and procedures, and self-management and personal behaviour.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Useful for jobs in project management.
SAQA ID: 50398
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 136
NQF LEVEL: 3
Learn the skills needed for an entry-level position in wholesale and retail, such as operations, administration, merchandising, customer service and more.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Useful for entry-level employment in wholesale and retail.
SAQA ID: 58206
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: W&R
CREDITS: 120
NQF LEVEL: 2
Learn how to become an entry-level support systems professional, with IT training and business skills that will allow you to work in hardware and infrastructure support, and data communications and networking.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Technical support in the IT industry.
IMPORTANT INFO: Earn your certificate either through formal study, or a practical learnership for valuable workplace experience.
SAQA ID: 78964
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: FET Certificate
SETA: MICT
CREDITS: 163
NQF LEVEL: 4
Learn valuable entrepreneurial skills, such as how to put together a business plan, find funding for new businesses, grow and manage a business, and tender for projects in the public and private sectors.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: For entrepreneurs who want to start, or have already started their own business.
SAQA ID: 49648
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 138
NQF LEVEL: 2
Go through training as a contact centre agent and learn customer service skills, good communication, and how to gather and process data.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: For people who want to work as contact centre agents.
SAQA ID: 71490
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 128
NQF LEVEL: 2
Learn the values and skills needed to work in administration, and move your career forward.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Executive secretary, receptionist, personal assistant, banking administration, secretarial services, switchboard operator, customer service assistant, and data capturer.
SAQA ID: 67465
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 120
NQF LEVEL: 3
what we offer throughOUR COURSES
Learn about Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental (SHE) standards and practices at work, and how to solve problems, recognise risks, and perform various health and safety roles in the workplace.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Useful for a wide range of health and safety jobs, such as health and safety officer, specialist, inspector, practitioner, and environmental protection officer.
SAQA ID: 74269
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: HW
CREDITS: 120
NQF LEVEL: 2
Learn the skills needed to carry out a range of project support service functions, such as business ethics and practices, policies and procedures, and self-management and personal behaviour.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Useful for jobs in project management.
SAQA ID: 50398
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 136
NQF LEVEL: 3
Learn the skills needed for an entry-level position in wholesale and retail, such as operations, administration, merchandising, customer service and more.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Useful for entry-level employment in wholesale and retail.
SAQA ID: 58206
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: W&R
CREDITS: 120
NQF LEVEL: 2
Learn how to become an entry-level support systems professional, with IT training and business skills that will allow you to work in hardware and infrastructure support, and data communications and networking.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Technical support in the IT industry.
IMPORTANT INFO: Earn your certificate either through formal study, or a practical learnership for valuable workplace experience.
SAQA ID: 78964
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: FET Certificate
SETA: MICT
CREDITS: 163
NQF LEVEL: 4
Learn valuable entrepreneurial skills, such as how to put together a business plan, find funding for new businesses, grow and manage a business, and tender for projects in the public and private sectors.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: For entrepreneurs who want to start, or have already started their own business.
SAQA ID: 49648
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 138
NQF LEVEL: 2
Go through training as a contact centre agent and learn customer service skills, good communication, and how to gather and process data.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: For people who want to work as contact centre agents.
SAQA ID: 71490
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 128
NQF LEVEL: 2
Learn the values and skills needed to work in administration, and move your career forward.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Executive secretary, receptionist, personal assistant, banking administration, secretarial services, switchboard operator, customer service assistant, and data capturer.
SAQA ID: 67465
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
SETA: Services
CREDITS: 120
NQF LEVEL: 3
Learn valuable skills, knowledge, and values to contribute towards the wise and effective use and management of the environment, natural resources, and ecological systems.
DURATION: 12 months
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Waste management related activities, Water course cleaning, care and maintenance, Care of public places, open areas, cultural and natural heritage sites, Maintenance of parks and sports fields, and Community projects and job creation schemes relating to environmental practice
SAQA ID: 49605
SETA: Environmental
TYPE OF CERTIFICATE: National Certificate
CREDITS: 128
NQF LEVEL: 2
what do you need toenrol?
- Have a certified copy of your South African ID
- Be 18 – 27 years old
- Be unemployed for the duration of the enrolment period
- Have a certified copy of your highest qualification
CAMPUSINFORMATION
ATVANCE ACADEMY currently trains 30 000 learners every month at 172 rapidly growing campuses across South Africa. To do so, we work with community leaders, community centres, libraries and schools to help us open campuses in their local areas. This allows us to make education affordable and convenient and brings us closer to our goal of training 80 000 learners a year.
