Courses
Core Skills
Bake for Profit
Basic Handyman
Basic Hospitality
Basic Sewing
Computer Essentials
Ground UP Barista
Home Management
Shop Assistant
Supplementary Skills
Business Essentials
Life Skills
Elective Skill
Alpha Course
Skills that create futures
At Learn to Earn, we don't simply teach skills.
We equip people with the confidence, practical knowledge, and life skills needed to build sustainable livelihoods and support their families.
Every programme combines vocational training with personal development, financial literacy, and workplace readiness.
All Learn to Earn courses include our Life Skills course. An optional Discipleship programme is also offered, Learn to Earn currently makes use of the Alpha Course.
Life Skills
The Skills That Employers Can’t Teach. Every Learn to Earn student receives life skills training.
Shop Assistant
Preparing Graduates For Retail Success. Retail remains one of South Africa’s largest employment sectors.
Home Management
Professional Housekeeping for the Hospitality Industry. Preparing graduates for work in the housekeeping sector of the hospitality industry, guesthouses, corporate offices or domestic and household management roles.
Ground UP Barista
Transform A Passion For Coffee Into A Career. Ground UP equips students with professional barista skills and practical industry experience.
Computer Essentials
Essential Digital Skills For Today’s Workplace. Digital literacy is increasingly required for employment opportunities.
Basic Sewing
Turn Creativity Into Income. Students learn sewing and garment construction skills while exploring income-generating opportunities.
Basic Hospitality
Enter South Africa’s Tourism Industry. Students gain practical hospitality skills and customer service experience.
Basic Handyman
Build A Business For Home Improvement. This programme provides practical maintenance and repair skills that are consistently in demand.
Bake For Profit
Build A Business Through Baking. Students learn practical baking techniques alongside business fundamentals to create and sell baked products.
A hand up not a hand out
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More than technical training
Following our viewpoint of 'a hand up – not a hand out' all students are required to pay towards the cost of their course at LtE. By paying a part of the fees for their training, students become contributing partners in their own development and have a greater sense of ownership in the change of their circumstances.
Learn to Earn’s courses include:
Vocational Skills
Industry-relevant technical training.
Life Skills
Building confidence, resilience and self-awareness.
Personal Finance
Managing income, budgeting and financial responsibility.
Job Readiness
CV writing, interview preparation and workplace behaviour.
Entrepreneurship
Helping graduates create income opportunities of their own.
Every student also receives training in:
- Goal Setting
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- Gender-Based Violence Awareness
- Optional Discipleship Programme (The Alpha Course)
Application process:
Step 1:
Follow our Social Media pages & add our WhatsApp number (Khaye: 0769736619 or Herm 0715853836) as a contact on your phone.
Step 2:
Look out for the posts/status updates with info on the course interest lists opening dates.
Step 3:
When course interest list is open add your contact details.
Step 4:
Your name on the list = added to a LtE WhatsApp group and invited for an assessment.
Step 5:
Come to Assessment Day at campus and write assessment.
Step 6:
If you pass, register for the course and then start on the next available course.
You will need to pay the R300 non-refundable course registration fee to book your place on the course after the assessment – card payments available.
All courses include Life Skills and Alpha (optional), other supplementary courses offered are Business Essentials and Job Search.
Practical skills training courses
Designed to help the unemployed people find work, start businesses, and build sustainable livelihoods.