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Youth Skills & Training

Skills development, mentorship and opportunities for young people.

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Young people in Dete are not short of ambition — they are short of access. We focus on skills that convert into real income, and we stay involved after the certificate.

What communities are dealing with.

The problem

  • Youth unemployment is high and formal opportunities are concentrated far from Dete.
  • Vocational training is expensive and often geographically out of reach.
  • Training without mentorship, tools or market links rarely leads to income.

Our response, in practice.

What Tikobane is doing

  • Deliver practical, market-relevant vocational and enterprise training.
  • Pair every cohort with mentors who stay engaged beyond the course.
  • Support graduates with tools, start-up guidance and market connections.
  • Track graduate outcomes and adapt the curriculum to what actually works.

The concrete work on the ground.

Activities

  • Vocational and technical skills courses
  • Digital and computer literacy sessions
  • Entrepreneurship and business planning training
  • CV, interview and workplace readiness coaching
  • Post-training mentorship and follow-up

What has changed so far.

Results

  • Graduates start or grow income-generating activities.
  • Mentor relationships continue after the training period ends.
  • Curriculum is revised each cycle based on graduate outcomes.
Youth Skills & Training in the Dete area

Communities involved

  • Out-of-school and unemployed young people in Dete and surrounding wards
  • School leavers seeking a practical pathway
  • Young entrepreneurs already trading informally

How you can support this

  • Fund a training place for one young person.
  • Donate tools, equipment or a start-up kit for a graduate.
  • Offer mentorship, work experience or apprenticeship placements.
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