If you’re interested in enrolling for our courses and programmes, you can do it in three easy steps:

STEP 1:

Contact us and provide us with your details to apply for the compulsory iPower Foundation Programme.

Please note: You have to register and complete the iPOWER Foundation Programme first before you are allowed to move to an Advanced Programme.

STEP 2:

You will have to undergo a selection process for the iPOWER Foundation Programme. This process is by invitation only. Once you have been informed by one of our staff members that you have been selected for the iPOWER Foundation Programme, you may register for it.

STEP 3:

Once you have completed our iPOWER Foundation Programme, you can gain access to one of our three Advanced Programmes – Child Care, Health and Frail Care, and the Food Service Assistant programmes  – through a selection process.

Added benefits

STUDENT SUPPORT

We offer welfare support and mentorship to our students throughout our programmes and during the first year of employment. So don’t despair if you’re struggling with certain challenges, we are here to help you overcome all those obstacles in your way.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Our courses and programmes are structured in such a manner that the work-integrated learning opportunities that our students are involved in function as a means for them to offer their services free of charge to the institutions and organisations where they are based for that period. Not only do our students benefit through exposure to real working environments and practical experience, but they are also able to give back to the communities in which their employers are based.

Our Programme and Course Requirements

Age: 19 – 35 (youth group) & 36 – 55 (senior group: only qualifies for the Health and Frail Care Programme)
Duration: 17 days

  • All prospective students must fill in an application form at Bergzicht Training and Development.
  • You will be contacted and provided with a selection date and also invited for an interview.
  • Bring a copy of your latest CV to the interview. It can be handwritten or typed.
  • After being selected, you must bring along a copy of your ID and your latest school report or matric certificate on the registration date.
  • This is a 17-day compulsory Foundation Programme in preparation for one of our Advanced Programmes – the Cathsseta Food Preparation Assistant and Food and Beverage Service Assistant, Health and Frail Care, and Child Care.
  • The registration fee for this Programme is R65.

Our Health and Frail Care Programme is accredited by the QCTO Home Based Personal Care Assistant Part Qualification: 104779. While the programme caters for students between 23 – 35 years, it is also offered to older participants from ages 36 – 55 by invitation depending on the respective funder’s requirements. The final decision is donor dependent, but you are welcome to leave your details with reception for when such opportunities arise.

Duration:  4 weeks (iPower) + 16 weeks advanced training (on and off campus) = 20 weeks in total

  • All prospective students must fill in an application form at Bergzicht Training and Development offices.
  • You will be contacted and provided with a selection date and also invited for an interview at our campus.
  • After being selected, you must bring along a copy of your ID and latest school report or matric certificate on the registration date.
  • To qualify for this Programme, you must complete the Health & Frail Care styled, iPOWER (Self-Empowering) Foundation Programme. The registration fee for the iPOWER Foundation Programme is R65.
  • The registration fee for the Health and Frail Care Programme is R160 and the cost of a uniform for this Programme is R300.

Click here to see our modules for this programme.

Our Child Care Programme also includes a Level 1 accredited First Aid course.

Age:  35 and up
Duration:  13 weeks

  • All prospective students must fill in an application form at Bergzicht Training and Development.
  • You will be contacted and provided with a selection date and also invited for an interview.
  • After being selected, you must bring along a copy of your ID and latest school report or matric certificate on the registration date.
  • To qualify for this Programme, you must complete the iPOWER (Self-Empowering) Foundation Programme. The registration fee for the iPOWER Foundation Programme is R65.
  • The registration fee for the Child Care Programme is R160.

Click here to see our modules for this programme.

This programme is currently offered in conjunction with Cathsseta accredited training partner Chefs Training & Innovation Academy (CTIA) at the Bergzicht in Stellenbosch. Bergzicht is launching their own accredited QCTO: Food Handler programme (ID 110644 part qualification) from July 2024.

Age: 19 – 35 years or older depending on the donor restrictions
Duration: 10 weeks (7 weeks theory & practical on-campus + 3 weeks Workd Integrated Learning -WIL in industry)

  • All prospective students must fill in an application form at Bergzicht Training and Development office.
  • You will be contacted and provided with a selection date and also invited for an interview at our campus.
  • After being selected, you must bring along a copy of your ID and latest school report or matric certificate on the registration date.
  • To qualify for this Programme, you must complete the iPOWER (Self-Empowering) Foundation Programme first. The registration fee for the iPOWER Foundation Programme is R65.
  • The registration fee for the Food Service Assistant Programme is R160 and the cost of a chef’s uniform for this Programme is R200.

Click here to see our modules for this programme.

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