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Welcome to Allan Gray Makers' Second Block
To develop the entrepreneurial mindset of technically skilled (digital skills and installation, repairs and maintenance skills) participants. The project inspires participants to start an entrepreneurial journey, improve the number and breadth of quality ideas, and gain clarity on how to and where to start an enterprise.
Start your entrepreneurial journey with the Allan Gray Makers programme!
In this course we will be exploring what it means to be an entrepreneur or intrapreneur and equipping you with the tools and skills that will help you achieve your goals. The focus is on the entire entrepreneurial journey from understanding the principles behind coming up with a solution to a problem to ultimately running a business. The skills you will learn are transferable and will be beneficial to you regardless of the career path you decide to follow.
After completing the course, you will have the opportunity of graduating to become part of a community of Allan Gray Makers who use their skills to positively impact society. As an Allan Gray Maker, you will have lifelong membership to the wider Allan Gray Orbis Foundation community of Fellows and entrepreneurial networks.
The course is divided into two stages:
Stage 1: Activating the Entrepreneur
Stage 2: Business Toolkit
Course Duration
Not yet confirmed
Assessment and Award
Each module has a compulsory individual or team learning activity that you will need to complete.
You will receive a certificate once you’ve finished the course. You can then apply to be part of the next stage of the Allan Gray Makers programme if you would like to continue your entrepreneurial journey with us in our incubator - the Makers Hub.
Benefits of the course
- Personal development: get a better understanding of who you are and what drives you.
- Entrepreneurial exposure: gain access to the world of entrepreneurship.
- Transferable skills: learn critical problem-solving skills applicable to any career.
- Entrepreneurial opportunity: earn the opportunity to be part of a business incubator and life-long entrepreneurial fellowship community to help grow your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Allan Gray Makers programme?
The Allan Gray Makers programme is a five-stage entrepreneurship programme funded by the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Endowment which aims to equip South African youth, who are pursuing or trained in a technical or vocational trade outside of university, with entrepreneurial training and support. The aim of the programme is to make entrepreneurship a viable career option on completion of the programme.
Can anyone apply?
Not at the moment. As the programme is running its pilot in 2020, we will only be working with selected partner organisations to introduce the programme. We are hoping to take any applications that have completed Stage 1 and 2 in future.
How long is the programme?
To be confirmed
How does the programme work?
There are five stages that participants work through in order to achieve the end goal of starting a responsible business and joining a lifelong entrepreneurial community.
Stage
Name
Summary
1
Activating the Entrepreneur
Discover yourself and learn how to brainstorm ideas and solve problems in order to activate the entrepreneur in you.
2
Business Toolkit
Get equipped with the basic business knowledge needed to run a business and learn how to be a responsible entrepreneur.
3
Makers Den
After completing Stage 1 and 2, you have the opportunity to apply to be a part of an entrepreneurial boot-camp where you discover how to effectively pitch a business idea.
4
Makers Hub
Successful candidates from the Makers Den join our incubator and can focus on their business idea full-time while receiving a stipend, business services support and mentorship.
5
Allan Gray Maker
Become a part of a community of Allan Gray Makers who are using their skills to positively impact society.