ACADEMY For A Young Africa

“Leadership And Entrepreneurship Programme” (LEAP)

Welcome!

The ACADEMY For A Young Africa invites you to apply for a Bursary to take part in our 1-year “Leadership And Entrepreneurship Programme” (LEAP) – Level 1.

We want to help you to develop your skills to prepare yourself for a job, further studies or training or to start an own business.

PLEASE NOTE: This Bursary Is Funded Through The Ministry Of Finance’s “Employer Tax Incentive” (ETI) Programme. You May Only Apply If You Are 19-28 years old, since the funding stops in the month that you turn 29 years old.

If you are younger than 19 years old, or 29 years or older, you can still take part in the LEAP Course, by paying for your study fees. You will not receive an ETI bursary. To register for the LEAP Course, without applying for a bursary, please click here.

How The LEAP Course Works

The LEAP Course – Level 1 consists of two Modules:

Each Module runs over six months, including student holidays. This is a Full-Time Course. You Will Need To Focus On This Course From Monday To Friday Every Week During The Academic Term. However, Part Of Your Studies Includes Learning How To Make Money. In fact, In The Very First Month You Will Learn How To Make Money So That You Don’t Need To Be Dependent On Others Any Longer!

The SECRET to SUCCESS is: DO What We Teach You. Don’t Just READ The Assignments: TAKE ACTION!

1. This Is What You Must Do As A LEAP Student:

As Soon As The Bursary Sponsor Has Approved Your Application and Registration, You Will Be Invited To An ORIENTATION SESSION (Induction), Arranged By Your Course Facilitator. During This Orientation Session You Will Be Asked To Join A STUDY GROUP In Your Area.
You Have To Take Part In A Study Group Session Every Week, Except During The ACADEMY For A Young Africa’s Student Holiday Periods.
Once You Have Joined A Study Group, You Will Receive Your First WEEKLY PERSONAL ASSIGNMENTS By Email. This Means That You MUST Have A Personal Gmail Email Address. If You Don’t Have A Gmail Address Yet, Please Follow The Steps Below To Create Your OWN Gmail Email!
PS: If You Don’t Have Easy Access To Internet, You Can Copy Your Weekly Personal Assignments From A Fellow Student In Your Study Group And Write The Tasks Into Your Student Notebook. This Notebook Is Very Important, Because It Is Your “Portfolio Of Evidence” (POE), That Has To Be Submitted To The Course Facilitator Each Month.
You Will Have To Complete Four Personal Assignments Per Week During The ACADEMY Term. You Must Do One Personal Assignment Per Day On 4 Weekdays, Then Meet Your Fellow Students In The Study Group For The Group Session on 1 Weekday.
You Will Have To Participate In 16 Weekly Study Group Sessions Per Module (6 Months).
Once A Month You Will Have To Attend An Evaluation Session Arranged By Your Course Facilitator At A Suitable Venue In Your Area. You Must Submit Your Personal Assignments (Portfolio of Evidence – POE) To The Course Facilitator During This Evaluation Session.
Once Every Quarter (ACADEMY Term) You Will Have To Complete A Summative Evaluation (Exam) Arranged By The Course Assessor Responsible For Ensuring That All Requirements Of The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) Are Being Met.

2. This Is What You Must Be Prepared For:

The ACADEMY For A Young Africa Offers Programmes That Start Throughout The Year. This Means That New LEAP Students Can Start Each Week, After Completing The Application & Registration Process, And Being Accepted For The Programme.
Each ACADEMIC Year For The LEAP Course Consists Of 2 Semesters (6 Months). Each Semester Is Divided Into 2 Terms (Quarters – 3 Months). Your 1st Semester Starts In The Week When You Start With Your first Study Group Session and Weekly Assignments.
The ACADEMIC CALENDAR Includes All Normal Public Holidays, Two Weeks Holidays During March/April, Four Weeks Winter Holidays During July/August, Two Weeks Holidays During September/October and Four Weeks Summer Holidays During December/January.
Each LEAP Module Runs Over Six Months (One Semester)
You Do Not Have To Complete Any Assignments, Take Part In Study Group Meetings Or Evaluation Or Assessment Sessions During Public Holidays or Academic Holiday Periods.
Kindly Note That There Will Be No Study Group Sessions, Evaluation or Assessments On Sundays.
Please Note That This Is A FULL-TIME Skills Training Programme. You Will Be Expected To Focus On Your Studies FULL-TIME While You Are Studying At Home And Completing Your Daily Tasks, 4 Days Per Week, And On 1 Day Per Week You Will Be Attending A Groupwork Session At A Venue In Your Community. You Will Also Be Expected To Take Part In One Community Event Each Quarter On A Saturday.
If You Are Experiencing A Family or Health-Related Emergency, You May Request A “Study Break”, And Then “Catch-Up” In Future Weeks. This Will Extend Your Study Programme, But NOT Your Bursary. If You Take Too Many Study Breaks, You May Have To Pay For Your Own Studies Every Month, In Order To Complete The LEAP Course And Receive Your Level 1 Certificate Qualification.
Also Note, That The Practical Assignments Of This Leadership And Entrepreneurship Training Programme Will Teach You HOW TO MAKE MONEY, From The Very First Month Of Taking Part In The LEAP Course. If you follow the instructions, you will be able to start generating an income while you are studying – EARN while you LEARN. So Many Of Your Personal Assignments Each Week Are Aimed At Giving You The Opportunity To Improve Your Skills In Making Money.

If you want to find out more information about the LEAP Course Structure And Content, please click on this link.

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We will give you the knowledge – but YOU are responsible for your success!

How To

Apply & Register For The LEAP Course

Please carefully read and follow the steps one by one to complete your APPLICATION for the ETI Bursary and add the items needed to finalise your LEAP Course REGISTRATION.

If you are not sure about what to do, please ASK your LEAP Course Facilitator. Don’t just guess! Your Application will be rejected if you do not provide the correct information in the correct way!

Introduction

You Must Apply And Register For The LEAP Course Online, By Continuing To Read This Page And Follow The Steps Provided. This BURSARY APPLICATION Includes Your REGISTRATION For The Course. Kindly Complete This Application At Your Nearest Satellite Campus of the ACADEMY For A Young Africa, (for instance the Youth Development Centre in your area) And Ask A Course Facilitator To Assist You With Completing This Application.

BEFORE YOU APPLY:

Please make sure that you have the following items available in a digital format (e.g. on a cellphone):

A clear Portrait Photo of yourself.
A clear Photo of the FRONT of your South African Identity Card or a Photo of the MAIN PAGE of your South African Identity Book.
A clear Photo of your MOST RECENT education certificate, showing your HIGHEST QUALIFICATION, e.g. Grade 9 School Certificate, Matric Certificate or any other Tertiary Education Qualification.
Your CV – (Curriculum Vitae). Please note that if you do not have a CV yet, that we will help you to create your CV as part of this Application and Registration Process.

Once you have all the above items, you are ready to take the next step. It will take you between 15-30 minutes to complete this process.

Step 1: Choose Your Nationality

The ETI Bursary Is Only Available To Citizens Of South Africa, Aged 19 to 28. The Funding Stops In The Month Of Your 29th Birthday. If You Are Interested In Taking Part In The LEAP Course, But You Are Not A Citizen Of South Africa, Please Select Your Nationality, And You Will Be Taken To A Page That Explains What You Must Do To Register For The LEAP Course, Without Qualifying For An ETI Bursary.

Please Select The Country Of Your Nationality From The Drop-Down Menu Below:

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LEAP Course Structure

The LEAP Course is a “Learning by Doing” skills training programme. While there is a lot of knowledge shared and students are encouraged to read a lot, the focus of the programme is that each student must LEARN SOMETHING by DOING SOMETHING. In this way, students build a lot of self-confidence and practical skills, that help them to be better at life, prepares them extremely well for future training, and makes each individual student ready to start working or to start making money through an own business.

As a LEAP student, you will learn through 6 different ways of learning:

Personal reading and writing assignments (You will need to get an own pen and notebook. We will help you to arrange books, newspapers or magazines to read)
Online reading and responding to quizzes (You can read on your cellphone or on any computer that has internet, for instance at a Youth Centre or Public Library)
Action Assignments (You will be asked to do something, like interviewing a neighbour or shop owner)
Groupwork assignments – Group discussions
Groupwork assignments – Practical assignments (You will be asked to organise activities as a team)
Monthly Assessments – You will keep a record of all your assignments and report on them verbally once a month. You will also write one monthly Assessment Paper.

BONUS ACTIVITY: In addition, at the end of each Term you will have the opportunity to take part in a Voluntary Student Exchange Programme during your Term Holidays. This Student Exchange Programme is aimed at broadening your mind and moving somewhere else for one month, so that you can get to know a different part of the country.

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LEAP Course Calendar – 2021

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LEAP Course Content

The LEAP Course Content is based on the four parts of what makes us a human being:

In order to be successful as human beings, each one of us needs to learn to understand the four parts of what makes us human:

BODY: If we want to achieve success in life and live a healthy life, we need to understand how our body works, and how we can look after it in the best possible way. This is not just about our own body – this is also about caring for our family, our home and our environment, and appreciating our culture, because all of these are needed to keep us healthy and full of energy, make sure that we have a strong personal identity and can be self-confident in interacting with other people.

MIND: God has given human beings a mind that can learn and develop itself throughout life. It is our mind that helps us to develop the skills we need to make money, either through working for someone else or by making money ourselves. The LEAP Course will teach you how to develop your mind, express your creativity and understand how to find the knowledge you need to be practical and successful and how to make AND manage your money, so that you can build a financially stable and successful life, to take care of yourself, your family, build your community and contribute to a strong and peaceful society by paying taxes to government. You will also learn to use the digital technology that is critical for success in your career or business in the 21st Century, and to understand the amazing opportunities that this digital economy is creating for you! This part of the LEAP Course will really help you to understand how business works, whether you are planning to work for someone else or make your own money.

EMOTIONS: Our emotions are very important, because we need to understand how to find happiness and build good relationships with the people around us. We humans cannot survive on our own: we need one another. Also, becoming very good at building relationships is what will make sure that you are more successful in your career, or in your business. If you know how to manage your emotions and how to care for other people, you will move ahead MUCH FASTER in every area of your life. This part of the LEAP Course will teach you excellent communication skills, conflict management skills, coordination and teamwork skills and community building skills.

SPIRIT: We humans all have a spirit. This is what remains after our body has died. The LEAP Course teaches knowledge about the Spirit, according to the teachings of the Bible. This knowledge is now between 2000-6000 years old and has helped many civilisations to grow strong over the centuries. People who have learnt how to develop a strong spirit can overcome problems that people who have a weak spirit struggle with. LEAP will teach you how to become inspired, motivated and encouraged, so that you can stay focused on achieving your goals in life, and inspire, motivate and encourage others.

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“We shape our lives through the choices that we make. If we make GOOD choices, we build beautiful lives. If we make BAD choices, we build sad lives. The LEAP Course prepares students to have the knowledge they need in the 21st Century to make GOOD choices, while giving them all the information and encouragement youth needs to be able to build BEAUTIFUL lives, by building loving families, caring communities, successful businesses and a strong and peaceful country. LEAP aims to teach youth across Africa these skills, so that – through our youth – this Continent will become a space of global inspiration!”
Reinhild Niebuhr – Founder, Young Africa VISION

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LEAP Course Bursaries

The ACADEMY For A Young Africa has arranged BURSARIES for the first 2000 students who apply to register for the LEAP Course by 1 March 2021!

These bursaries are provided by large companies, including mining companies, through a South African government tax rebate initiative. The value of the bursary is R42 000.00 per year, (R3500 per month) in the form of the tax rebate received by the company. This means that the company uses this money to cover all the costs related to your training.

In order to enable this tax rebate initiative, all students receiving a bursary will need to sign an “Employment Contract” as a trainee with the company that provides the bursary. If your bursary application is successful, you will then be added to the payroll of that company, and the company will provide you with a SARS Tax Number, and register you with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF).

As a trainee, you will not receive any salary from the company. Instead, the companies providing the bursary have been given this government tax incentive to give you an opportunity to receive excellent training, to make you ready for the world of work or to teach you how to start your own business over the period of the 1-year LEAP Course.

This tax incentive has been designed by the South African government in order to encourage large companies to assist in skills development of unemployed youth on a mass scale.

If you successfully complete the Leadership And Entrepreneurship Programme (LEAP) Course you will receive a SAQA Accredited Skills Certificate.

PLEASE NOTE: The LEAP Course Bursaries are only available for South African citizens. If you are not a South African citizen, you can still take part in the LEAP Course, but you will need to pay for your own student fees. Please click on this link for more information.

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