Our courses

Practical skills for employment and enterprise

Each course combines guided instruction, repeated practice, life skills and an understanding of how to earn from the trade.

Training programmes

Choose a skill and learn by doing

Learners working at sewing machines in a tailoring classroom

Tailoring & Garment Cutting

Learners build practical ability in measuring, pattern work, cutting, machine use, finishing and garment production.

Learners doing practical work in a vocational workshop

Carpentry & Joinery

Training develops accuracy, safe tool use, creativity and craftsmanship for workshop employment and independent work.

Learners constructing brick walls during a building class

Bricklaying & Concrete Practice

Learners gain site-ready skills for building projects, construction employment and self-employment.

Catering learners decorating a cake during practical training

Catering & Food Production

Practical sessions cover safe food handling, baking, decoration, meal preparation and small catering enterprise.

Learners attending a practical shoemaking class

Shoemaking & Leatherwork

Learners practise design, cutting, assembly, finishing and repair of useful leather products.

A practical hairdressing lesson in progress

Hairdressing & Cosmetology

The course prepares learners for salon work and for establishing a small beauty business.

A learner using a knitting machine from her wheelchair

Knitting & Weaving

Training combines creative design, machine operation, finishing and production for local markets.

A colourful harvest of peppers from an agriculture project

Agriculture & Agribusiness

Learners connect food production with record keeping, marketing, household food security and income generation.

Learning support

More than technical instruction

  • Sign-language training for hearing and non-hearing learners
  • Life skills, entrepreneurship and financial literacy
  • Communication and workplace readiness
  • Counselling and psychosocial support
  • Special consideration for refugees and trauma-affected learners

Ready to learn a practical skill?

Most courses run for six months to one year. Visit the school to discuss the right programme for your interests and goals.

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