GET EMPOWERED
Looking for work does not have to be hopeless.
In fact, there are more jobs out there than you realise
You have potential
Over 80% of the people who successfully complete a WORK 4 A LIVING program get employed, start businesses, upskill themselves, or continue their education.
You start your journey at WORK 4 A LIVING by choosing one of two available options: Jobs or Business. While these options offer slightly different ranges of skills, they both offer the same foundational principles you need to be successful in the workplace.
Instead of a traditional classroom model, our courses are facilitated through storytelling, role-play, and group discussions.
We have also introduced online courses – facilitated groups that are run remotely – for students who are not able to access one of our centers.
How it works
WORK 4 A LIVING Job Readiness Course
If you are looking for a job, start with the W4AL Foundational Job Readiness program at one of our centers. You will learn how to complete your CV, how to do interviews, what employers are looking for, how to be excellent at your job, and much more. After successful completion of the Job Readiness course, you’ll have access to our job center and other opportunities to learn more skills or further your education.
WIRED 4 Business
This is a facilitated 20 session course, followed by 10 sessions of group based mentoring, designed to get you to start and grow a business. WIRED 4 Business will teach you social media marketing, sales techniques, business plans, break-even point, paying yourself, record keeping, merchandising and so much more.
This course is available at our centers, as well as through facilitated online groups.
Upskilling
Upon completion of either the W4AL Job Readiness or WIRED 4 Business course, you can access one or more of the many skills courses available. Our skills programs include SMART Finance*, Cashier, Merchandising, Office Administration, Computer Skills, Barista Training and more. Practical courses such as Barista Training are run at our centers, whereas many of our other skills courses can be done either at our centers, or as online courses on our website.
* Our SMART Finance course teaches you to manage your personal finances (debt, investments, etc.). It would suit people already in employment or business, who want to understand how to successfully manage their own financial position over the long term.
“Thanks W4AL! You have taught me how to behave in an interview situation and how to search for employment opportunities. I am working now! Thank you W4AL! I tell everyone that is unemployed to go to W4AL because I know it will change their life.”
Through WIRED 4 Business course I can proudly say I gained the necessary business acumen and skills to lead, manage and grow a successful business.
Wendy
The WORK 4 A LIVING Ethos:
No job? No problem!
I’ll volunteer until I get a job!
This young lady from WORK 4 A LIVING Umtata, South Africa was struggling to find the right job. So she decided to volunteer and work with excellence until she got a job!