Dr Richard Maponya Institute for Skills and Entrepreneurship Development

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Dr Richard Maponya Institutefor Skills and
Entrepreneurship Development
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Sam Tsima
• Project Management Consultant

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Vision/Mission
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• The Vision is to be the premier institute for
  technical skills, business administration, and
  entrepreneurship development (develop and support
  practicing entrepreneurs in diverse sectors of
  our economy).
• The Mission of the Institute will strive to
  provide differentiating and unique value
  offerings (the Maponya Way) to learner
  entrepreneurs and future corporate/business
  practitioners by inculcating entrepreneurship
  spirit and culture among the South Africans,
  especially the youth and women

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IRDAS Model
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• I Identify Potential participants The
  Institute will engage experienced talent
  identification professionals to identify sources
  of talent and participants in the programmes.
• R Recruit Enroll The Administration Shared
  Services of the Institute will engage in the
  intensive recruitment process and enroll the
  successful candidates in the programmes.
• D Development Readiness Programme Each
  participant will follow his/her own chosen field
  and sector development readiness programme,
  under the guidance of experienced facilitators
  and field supervisors.
• A Access to Markets Opportunities Programme
  Practitioners in the various sectors and markets
  will assist the learner entrepreneurs in
  accessing local and international markets
• S Support Growth Management The MI-SED
  Alumni will be established to work with approved
  Mentors and Coaches to provide continuous support
  and growth management interventions.

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Programmeof Action
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Dr Richard Maponya Soweto Annual Conference on
  Entrepreneurship This is the conference designed
  for the practising entrepreneurs. It is a way of
  continuing development for the entrepreneurs,
  especially the SMEs. Organised in partnership
  with the University of Johannesburg, Soweto
  Campus.

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Programmeof Action
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Dr Richard Maponya National Annual Lecture on
  Entrepreneurship To keep up to date with global
  trends on entrepreneurship. International
  academic and/or practitioner expert in
  Entrepreneurship delivers the Dr Richard Maponya
  Annual Lecture to professionals, policy makers,
  political leaders and opinion makers

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Programmeof Action
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Development and Writing of the Curriculum for the
  identified Programmes Offering The Curricula
  are the core description of the Programme
  Offering of the Dr Richard Maponya Institute, and
  the basis on which the future of the Institute
  will be built.
• Application for the Accreditation of Dr Richard
  Maponya Institute in South Africa The Institute
  should be recognised as an official Institution
  in South Africa.

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EntrepreneurshipNetworks
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Entrepreneurship Coaches Mentors Network This
  is the network for the qualified, practicing and
  independent entrepreneurship Coaches Mentors
  who want to contribute to the achievement of the
  objectives of Dr Richard Maponya Institute. They
  must also be members and registered with a
  recognised professional coaching and mentoring
  association/organization in South Africa and/or
  international.

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EntrepreneurshipNetworks
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Intra-Trade Entrepreneurs Network Dr Richard
  Maponya Institute encourages South African
  entrepreneurs, especially SMMEs, to do business
  with each other, and create jobs for our people.
  The Institute also encourages trade with other
  entrepreneurs in the continent, Africa, and the
  world. For this to happen we encourage the
  entrepreneurs that are already practicing to
  register with the Network, so that the Institute
  can expose them to each other and facilitate
  trade.

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EntrepreneurshipNetworks
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Industry Partner Companies (Private, Public
  Non-Profit) Network For the purpose of practical
  development of the students learner
  entrepreneurs Dr Richard Maponya Institute
  invites all the companies in South Africa (local
  and multinationals) to partner with it. These
  companies have many roles to play, among others,
  participation by the entrepreneurs in their
  supply chain, enterprise development, awarding of
  scholarships, hosting of student industry tours,
  workplace for training development purpose,
  mentoring of the students learner
  entrepreneurs, financial support for student
  learner entrepreneurs, sponsorship funding of
  programmes (courses, seminars, conferences,
  lectures, students industry tours, etc), and
  international educational tours.

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EntrepreneurshipNetworks
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Partner Institutions of Higher Learning
  (Universities, Colleges Academies) Network The
  Dr Richard Maponya Institute does not intend to
  compete with the existing institutions of
  learning in South Africa, continent, or the
  world. It seeks to partner with any institution
  that shares similar objectives. The Institute
  would like to partner with at least one
  Institution of Higher Learning in each Province
  in South Africa.

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Dr Maponya Inspiration
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Dr Richard Maponyas Life-Long Commitment to
  South Africa
• I cannot retire. Retire and do what? I believe
  that for as long as I am alive and healthy, I
  must do whatever I can to benefit my community. I
  will work until they sing hamba kahle. I will die
  with my boots on. Dr Maponya (Mail Guardian,
  17 Aug 2005)

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Project Management Consultant
Dr Richard MAPONYA Institute

• Sam Tsima
• COMETSA GoC International (Pty) Ltd
• COMETSA HOUSE, 13 Somer Street, Klopper Park,
  Isando, 1601, Gauteng Province, RSA
• P.O. Box 1126, Isando, 1600, RSA
• Tel. [phone] Cell 27 82 927 3126
• email sam.tsima_at_cometsa-goc.com or
  callcentre_at_cometsa-goc.com
• Websites www.cometsa-goc.com