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BECOME A PRACTIONER PARTNER

Open your trade or business as a hands-on learning ground.

Take on apprentices, mentor entrepreneurs, or host candidates through the Network and help build the next generation of skilled workers and business owners, one real workplace at a time.

WHY PARTNER WITH US?

  • Build your own pipeline of trained, work-ready talent
  • Pass on skills that took you years to build
  • Identify future hires or successors early
  • Flexible commitment, apprenticeship, mentorship or both

WHAT IT INVOLVES

Three ways to open your doors

TAKE AN APPRENTICE

Host candidates at your trade or business, giving them real, hands-on experience alongside you.

MENTOR ENTREPRENEURS

Guide candidates on the business path through the practical realities of running your kind of business.

Be a learning ground

Open your workshop, shop floor, or business as a site candidates can learn from directly.

who this is for

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Electricians, welders, mechanics, and other skilled tradespeople with something to teach.

Small Business Owners

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Entrepreneurs willing to open their business as a learning site or mentor someone building theirs.

Working Professionals

Tradespeople and Master Craftspeople

Working Professionals

Finance, operations, and other professionals offering practical, hand-on guidance.

HOW IT WORKS

From application to your first apprentice or mentee

01 - Apply

Tell us your trade or business and what you can offer

02 - Review

We confirm fit and capacity

03 - Match

Matched to a candidate through the Network

04 - Host or Mentor

Apprenticeship, mentorship or both begins

05 - Ongoing Connection

Stay connected through Network events

PRACTITIONER PARTNER APPLICATION

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What Happens Next

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What Happens Next

  • We review your application within 5-7 days
  • A short conversation to confirm fit and capacity
  • We match you to a candidate through the Network



Time Commitment

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What Happens Next

  • Flexible - from a few hours a week to full apprenticeship hosting
  • Ongoing connection through Network events
  • Advance Africa staff stay involved throughout

Looking for a different Fit?

Looking for a different Fit?

Looking for a different Fit?

See the other ways to partner, Demand, Capacity, Capital, Market and Training - on our Corporate Partners page




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