Allan Gray Makers Startup Academy Programme 2026

📖 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.

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