Training & Development

Training and Development

The IEDF represents over seven million informal & micro businesses across South Africa. We place great emphasis on creating entrepreneurial opportunities for youth, skills development for women in leadership roles within the informal economy as well as creating market access to informal and micro business alike.

To achieve this, we align ourselves with international partners that are ready to execute development programmes aimed at equipping our entrepreneurs with the necessary skills to take their businesses to the next level.

The exciting pace of our development programmes will leave you almost no time pause and reflect on the big step of turning an idea into a fine-tuned process that delivers award winning results.

Our Areas of Expertise

Growing the Economy: Western Cape SME Development Programme 2023

The IEDF partnered with the Wholesale and Retail SETA, e-LearnSA, Brand Boss, ABSA Bank and Southern Africa International Trade-Exhibition (SAITEX) to execute a 5-week development programme aimed at equipping Small & Micro Enterprises with the necessary skills to take their businesses to the next level. IEDF's mission was to recruit 197 SMEs to grow and benefit significantly through this programme. Their growth was the driving force behind everything IEDF designed to implement the programme successfully.

Our Approach

*2 Days of focused Face-to-Face training sessions covering Branding, Marketing and Business Finance Education

*4 Weeks of Entrepreneurship Readiness e-Learning

*Engaging webinars with Entrepreneurs thirsty to transform lives

*Social media marketing support communication

*Continuous monitoring and support to each business through motivational messages, reminders about to obstacles and provided tips for successful completion and interpretation.

*Networking opportunities

*Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)- Giving your gift of time and skill to a community cause is a critical pillar in business.

Impactful learning and practical challenges

For 5 weeks, these businesses were stretched, and they stepped up to the plate. This is particularly true when it came to the completion of the digital marketing challenges. Businesses who have never utilized social media before, are now able to create reels, calendars and engage the digital platform with confidence. They fully participated in the programme and thereby enhanced their growth and learning path.

They completed challenges and activities such as:

*Branding and marketing-opened Instagram business' accounts, designed adverts, calendars and write news articles about their businesses and their experience with the programme

*Entrepreneurship Readiness: e-Learning course with excellent learning opportunities and engagements

*Innovation challenges and engagements

What did we accomplish?

*Each SME received a once-off Business Support Grant of R6500 to purchase equipment, tools, material and stock to enhance their businesses.

*This IEDF intervention challenges the participants out their comfort zone, into a growth spurt for their businesses.

*They grew in self-confidence, technical skills and were gifted a roadmap to apply the newly acquired knowledge and information in their own businesses.

*The Top Ten best performing businesses were rewarded with an opportunity to participate in the Southern African International Trade-Exhibition (SAITEX) in Gauteng from 20th & 22nd June 2023.

Building Talent

Reversing the growing numbers of unemployment can only be achieved by equipping the unemployed with well-planned skills development opportunities to approach the employment world with grit and sheet boldness.

Our recruitment and training department's objective is to promote transformational leadership style. The leadership style that we grow within the IEDF allows you to set goals, design your visionary board and step up to the plate! We will continuously be committed to excellent learning opportunities and impactful engagements.

Graduate Placement Project

The IEDF partnered with Wholesale and Retail Sector Education and Training Authority (W&R SETA) and successfully launched our first graduate program on 03 May 2022. This collaboration is built around creating the next generation of entrepreneurs, change agents and leaders.

Through this programme, we offer on-on-one and group coaching sessions to:

*Help our graduates to choose a career path wisely.

*Prepare them for full time employment suitable for their abilities and interests.

*Gain experience to work with others in ways that are successfully and rewarding.

*Entrepreneurial thinking and ideas development

*Step into a world of infinite possibilities through personal development and mentorship

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