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Craft training application form 2027

Imbali offers a subsidised two-year, full-time Craft-Design Training Programme in Newtown, Johannesburg. Fill in the form below to apply for 2027.

Before you apply

The two-year programme

Imbali Visual Literacy offers a subsidised two-year full-time Craft-Design Training Programme. Imbali is CATHS SETA accredited, and the training prioritises youth (18 to 35 years).

Participants attend classes daily, 9am to 3pm (Monday to Thursday), at the Imbali Studio in Newtown. They learn a wide range of craft and design skills, techniques and theory, as well as business and entrepreneurial skills. An Introduction to Facilitation course is offered to those who want to pass on the skills they have learnt.

The final months of the two-year programme are an incubator phase, in which participants develop, produce and market their own craft products with the aim of starting their own creative enterprises.

Once you have submitted this application form, Imbali will schedule an interview for you, so keep an eye on your email for the date and time. All interviews are held in person at the Imbali studio and cannot be done online. You will present your portfolio, do a drawing, and complete a short literacy and numeracy assessment.

If you miss your scheduled interview, you cannot reapply or ask for a new interview appointment.

Interview dates
1 to 11 December 2026and 13 to 22 January 2027
Programme starts
26 January 2027Tuesday, 9am
Open to
Over 18Youth 18 to 35 are prioritised

Read about the crafts training programme

Application

Tell us about you

The information sheet covers admission, the interview and portfolio, fees, the course units and assessment. Read it before you apply.

Personal details

Gender*
Ethnic group*
Citizen status*
Do you have any disabilities?

Educational background

Are you currently studying?*
High school qualification — you need at least one of the following to qualify for this application*

Tuition fees

Upon acceptance into the programme, students are required to pay a registration fee of R400. The full tuition fee is R25,000 per annum, but this amount is subsidised by Imbali (subject to available funding), with students contributing R2,200 before the start of the course. Please note that both the registration fee and the course fee are non-refundable.

I understand that I will be liable for both the registration fee of R400 and the subsidised course fee of R2,200 if I am accepted onto the programme.*

Declaration

I certify that the information contained in this application is true and complete. I understand that false information may be grounds for not accepting me or for immediate termination of studies at any point in the future if I am accepted.*
I authorise the verification of all information I have provided above.*

POPI addendum

I hereby grant explicit consent to Imbali Visual Literacy Project to process my personal information in the ordinary course of its duties. I acknowledge the specific purpose and intent for collecting, collating, processing and storing my personal information, and recognize that the Imbali Visual Literacy Project and its representatives are taking ALL reasonable steps to ensure my rights to privacy and the protection of my personal information from unauthorized use, and or access. I declare forthwith that my personal information is being processed lawfully, legitimately and consistently as would be expected for the purpose of serving my best interests as well as for achieving fair and reasonable outcomes as a consumer of financial products. I further permit the sharing of my personal information with third parties (public or private body) as appropriate from time to time to ensure that the services provider can carry out its Industry imposed legal and compliance related obligations, whilst continuing to fulfill the obligations concluded within our mandate. I am well informed of the specific purposes for which my personal information may be processed and reserve my rights as a Data Subject. My consent shall remain in force provided the Imbali Visual Literacy Project and its authorized representatives continue to abide by the conditions for lawful processing of personal information as contained in the POPI Act no 4 of 2013, as may be amended from time to time.