What we do

Our goal is to help over 1 million people by 2030 to build sustainable livelihoods, either as employees or entrepreneurs.

We Find

We are in search of opportunities to help as many communities and youths as possible. We identify opportunities and find partners to implement sustainable solutions with.

We Reach

We identify marginalized communities that need a helpful hand and we reach out with solutions to develop and improve livelihoods. No place is unreachable.

We Educate

We believe that with education, everyone has the power to change their lives for better. We offer both accredited and non-accredited training. Our programmes are customized for maximum impact.

We Empower

We run job seekers and entrepreneurial programmes for beneficiaries so they can build and live their dreams. We also offer coaching and mentorship to those who show commitment to succeed.

We Consult

We consult with organizations for CSI, SETA Mandatory and Discretionary Grant application and implementation. We assist with filling your Workplace Skills Plan (WSP). Partner with us today.

We Implement

We strive to be the most preferred socio-economic programmes implementing agency of choice for our partners and donors. We run end to end implementation.

Our Philosophy
We believe that everyone’s access to economic opportunities and quality education and training, regardless of race, gender, geography, or economic status, has the potential to eradicate our nation’s triple threat challenges, namely high unemployment, poverty, and inequality. We believe that with relevant education and training, everyone has the power to improve their lives and ultimately build a better world.

The I Schools is committed to contributing to and helping to transform and increase the potential skills pool in many sectors, specifically in the Technology, Agriculture, and Artisan/Trades space, through skills development, mentoring, and job creation for the youth, the previously disadvantaged, disabled, and females, with a special focus on township and rural youth.

Our Flagship Programmes

Entrepreneurship Development Programme

We partner with organizations, the government, and partners to offer our beneficiaries business and digital skills training programmes. We support them to register, launch, and grow their business after. We also assist them in implementing a digital strategy for their businesses.

The greatest challenge for the country is to create jobs, alleviate poverty, and to develop the human resources capable of growing the economy amid rampant globalization and increasing global competitiveness. Low employment opportunities for young people in South Africa demand that career counselling takes on new dimensions focusing on community capacity building and wealth generation opportunities. Young people must develop a spirit of entrepreneurship and skills in reassessing their natural resources and environment. In this context, they need a keen interest in using their talents, skills and knowledge in income generating activities that create and maintain new markets.

Technology, 4IR and AI

We partner with organizations, the government, and MICT to offer our beneficiaries accredited skills training programmes and learnerships. We support them to launch their business after.

The top 10 sectoral priority occupations for the MICT sector are: Software Developer; Computer Network and Systems Engineer; ICT Systems Analyst; Management Consultant (Business Analyst); ICT Security Specialist; Multimedia Specialist; Programmer Analyst; Developer Programmer; ICT Project Manager; and ICT Sales Representative. The predominant skills gaps in the sector include: Design and Critical Thinking skills, Communication skills, Leadership skills, Technical skills, Project Management skills, and certified skills (CompTIA A+, Network+, MCSA, MCSE, Azure, CISCO, etc.). The MICT sector priority occupations constitute 14% of the national priority skills published by DHET in February 2022; these are 14 occupations out of the 101 occupations in the national list

Agriculture, Food and Pest Control

We partner with organizations, the government, and Agriseta to offer our beneficiaries accredited skills training programmes and learnerships. We support them to launch their business after.

South African National Development Plan (NDP) Vision 2030, considers agriculture critical to employment and food security. It has the potential to create a million jobs by 2030. The Pest Control Sector is a sub-sector of the Agricultural Sector, and is one of the most underrated sectors regarding economic opportunities.

Our agriculture and pest control training and mentorship programmes brings experience in the many areas of decision-making needed in agribusiness and of the many small practical steps that make up the know-how of managing costs and risks and of optimizing income and profit.