Entrepreneurship Inter-College Competition

The aim of the Inter-College competition is to foster a culture of entrepreneurship in TVET students. Registration is open to students who are enrolled at one of the 50 Public TVET Colleges in South Africa, for the 2024 academic year.

Entries open 4 March 2024
Entries close 26 April 2024

COMPETITION Stages

1

Entries Open From

4 March - 26 April 2024

2

Internal Rounds

13 May - 14 June 2024

3

Regional rounds

August 2024

4

National Finals

5 September 2024

COMPETITION Categories

Business Idea

You must have a profitable business concept that can exchange goods or services for payment.

Tech Business

You must have a profitable business concept that can exchange goods or services for payment.

Artisan Business

You must have an existing business with paying customers in the technology industry

General Business

You must have an existing business with paying customers that doesn’t fall under the other categories.

How to Enter

The competition is open to students currently registered at one of the 50 public TVET colleges in South Africa. To qualify to participate, students need to be:

01.

Register an account using your name and email address.

02.

You will receive a confirmation email with the details you need to log in to your account.

03.

Complete the entry form. You can return to the form at a later stage if you need extra time to process.

04.

Once you have completed the form and are happy with your answers, click SUBMIT!

05.

You will receive a confirmation email, of your submission.

Not only do students have the opportunity of getting their share of R320 000 in prizes, but students also get mentorship and business support for a year. Most importantly, the winners get to put their colleges on the map and enjoy the bragging rights of being an Inter-College category winner. Students also get to interact and network with other like-minded students in the technical space and hopefully collaborate to build high impact businesses. Each year the entries for the competition opens in March and closes in April. Students enter the competition by completing an online application form.