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Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme 2026

Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
other
8 months (duration)
partially funded
To Apply

Please visit the application link below to apply.

Opportunity Overview

📖 About Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme

The Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy 2026 is an 8-month incubation programme designed to provide entrepreneurship training and comprehensive support to aspiring artisan entrepreneurs. The programme focuses on helping participants establish new businesses in the following trades:

  • Bricklaying
  • Carpentry
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing

🎁 Benefits of the Programme

  • Participants will receive a transport allowance of R3,000 per month to help cover costs associated with attending the programme.

✅ Programme Requirements

To be eligible for the Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme, applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Age: 18-35 years old
  • Relevant trade: Bricklaying, Carpentry, Electrical, or Plumbing
  • Employment Status: Unemployed or self-employed (not studying full-time)
  • Qualifications:
    • Qualified bricklayer, carpenter, electrician, or plumber with a trade test
      OR
    • 3 years of work experience in the relevant trade and ready to take the trade test
      OR
    • N2 Certificate and 3 years of work experience in either bricklaying, carpentry, electrical, or plumbing trade

📝 Application Date and Process

Applicants are required to submit the following documents:

  • N2 Certificate/National Technical Diploma/Trade Test (if applicable)
  • Proof of work experience/Service letters
  • National Senior Certificate (advantageous)
  • Certified Copy of ID

📅 Application Deadline

The deadline to apply for the Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme is 30 January, 2026.

🌐 Application Portal

For more details about the programme, visit the Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme website.

To apply directly, click here.

Benefits
  • Participants will receive a transport allowance of R3,000 per month to help cover costs associated with attending the programme.
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Entrepreneurship
Training
entrepreneurship
training
Startup Academy
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