Win@Work · A Journey

From subject choice
to the world of work.
Guided.

South Africa's most complete school-to-career programme. The Identity Project builds who they are. The Marketplace Courses equip them for where they're going. Together, they produce young adults who are ready — not just qualified.

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70%
of SA jobs never formally advertised. Without the right network and strategy, your child will never find them.
44%
youth unemployment in South Africa. A degree alone is no longer enough.
Gr 9
is where the journey starts. Subject choice decisions made without information cost years.
4
years of guided, structured development. Information → Transformation → Application.
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Grade 9
Subject Choice
Psychometric assessment. Parent engagement. The foundation of every decision that follows.
→
Grade 10
Foundation
The Identity Project Phase 1. Read the Room. The Grit Lab. Hold the Line.
→
Grade 11
Career Guidance
Career assessment. Identity Project Phase 2. Marketplace Intelligence begins.
→
Grade 12
World of Work
Marketplace Readiness. University applications. Leave it to Us admin support.
Who this is for

Three audiences.
One integrated journey.

Win@Work is designed as a school partnership programme — but every component delivers direct, measurable value to the three stakeholders who matter most.

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Private Schools
"Our LO programme isn't preparing learners for what actually comes next."
Win@Work integrates with your LO curriculum and delivers what career guidance promises but rarely produces: measurable graduate outcomes, parent confidence, and a school culture that takes the school-to-work transition seriously.
School ROI
Differentiating graduate outcome data. Parent retention through Grade 12. A structured, evidence-based career programme that carries your school's reputation forward.
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Parents
"I'm investing R800,000 in a degree and I don't actually know if my child is ready."
You are making one of the largest financial decisions of your family's life with almost no structured information. Win@Work gives your family the intelligence, the preparation, and the professional guidance to make that investment count.
Parent ROI
Degree decisions made on real market data. A child who enters the workforce with identity, skills, and strategy — not just a certificate.
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University Students
"I have a degree. I have no idea how to turn it into a career."
The Marketplace Readiness modules are built for final-year students and recent graduates who are smart, capable, and completely unprepared for the actual mechanics of the South African job market.
Graduate ROI
A CV that works. A LinkedIn presence that attracts. An interview approach that converts. A job search strategy built for how SA hiring actually happens.
The full curriculum

Four years. One journey.

Hover over any module to see what it covers, who it's for, and what it delivers.

Gr. 9
Subject Choice
1st Half (Jan–Jun)
Parent Info Evening
on Journey
Parent
Parent Support Session
Paid · Counselling & guidance for parents
Parent Programme
2nd Half (Jul–Dec)
Subject Choice Assessment
Psychometric · Faculty identification
Assessment
Gr. 10
Foundation
1st Half (Jan–Jun)
The Identity Project
Phase 1 — Foundation
Read the Room · The Grit Lab · Hold the Line
Gr. 11
Career Guidance
1st Half (Jan–Jun)
Career Guidance Assessment
Specific fields · Requirements · Path mapping
Assessment
2nd Half (Jul–Dec)
The Identity Project — Phase 2
Rooted & Released
Identity · Purpose · Story
Marketplace Courses
Phase 1 — Marketplace Intelligence
Intelligence · Research · Strategy
Gr. 12
World of Work
1st Half (Jan–Jun)
Marketplace Courses
Phase 2 — Marketplace Readiness
Brand · CV · LinkedIn · Interview
Parent Support
University application admin
Parent
Leave it to Us
University application service
Admin Service
The business case

What schools, parents,
and graduates actually get

Win@Work is not a soft programme about feelings. It is a structured investment in measurable outcomes — for the institution, the family, and the young person.

1
Schools receive a differentiated, evidence-based LO offering that produces measurable graduate outcomes — and a parent engagement programme that strengthens school community through Grade 12.
2
Parents receive real market intelligence before a R800,000+ degree investment — and a child who enters the workforce with identity, skills, and strategy rather than anxiety and a certificate.
3
Graduates receive a complete market toolkit — CV, LinkedIn, interview skills, network strategy, and the inner foundation to use it all under pressure — that the degree itself never provides.
4
The programme is scalable and designed for digital delivery — meaning quality is consistent whether delivered in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, or Durban.
R800K
Average family investment in a South African university degree — made without structured market intelligence.
6s
Average recruiter time on a CV before deciding. Most graduates have never prepared for this reality.
3×
More interview invitations for graduates who have completed structured marketplace preparation vs. CV-only approaches.
Gr 9
is the optimal starting point. Every year without structured guidance is a year of preparation not getting done.
Programme depth

Every module.
In full.

Each programme is grounded in evidence, designed for the South African context, and built around one principle: preparation that happens at the right time produces outcomes that a degree alone never can.

Assessments & Reports
Subject Choice Assessment
& Career Guidance Assessment
Two psychometric assessments — at Grade 9 and Grade 11 — that give families the evidence to make the most consequential education decisions of their lives. Both produce a full written report and include a debrief session.
For: Gr. 9 learners · Gr. 11 learners · Parents
Marketplace Courses — Phase 1
Marketplace Intelligence
Four live research modules — PPI, CPP, TIP, CRB — using LinkedIn, PNet, PayScale, and primary sources. Learners build a personal Career Research Brief from real market data before any degree application is made.
For: Gr. 11 learners · 2nd Half of year
Marketplace Courses — Phase 2
Marketplace Readiness
Three execution modules — PBP, Ubuntu and Socials, Interview Preparation — that convert identity and market intelligence into a tangible professional toolkit. CV, LinkedIn, network, and interview all built and coach-reviewed.
For: Gr. 12 learners · University students
University Application Administration
Leave it to Us & Parent Application Support
A structured parent session and a premium full-administration service that removes the application burden entirely from the family — ensuring nothing is missed, no deadline is lost, and every application is submitted with professional support.
For: Gr. 12 learners · Parents
The Identity Project
Read the Room · The Grit Lab · Hold the Line · Rooted & Released
A person-centred wellness programme across four facilitated modules. Not career-focused. Human-focused. Grounded in Winship, Erikson, Adler, and Biblical wisdom — building the inner foundation that makes everything else possible.
For: Gr. 10–11 learners · Group sessions
For Parents
Parent Support Session
A paid, psychologist-led counselling programme for parents navigating their young adult's most complex life stage. Tools, insight, and language to be a grounding presence — not an additional source of pressure.
For: Parents of Gr. 9–12 learners · University student parents
Results in practice

What families and schools say

"
Our daughter went into her first interview with a level of clarity and composure we had never seen before. She knew her story, she knew the market, and she knew exactly what she was worth. She started three weeks after graduating.
SP
Parent, Johannesburg
Daughter completed Gr. 9–12 journey
"
We partnered with Win@Work because our LO programme needed to be more than a checkbox. The Identity Project in particular has changed how our Grade 10s carry themselves — with a groundedness we haven't been able to produce through traditional pastoral care.
DP
Deputy Principal
Private School, Gauteng
"
I was six months from graduating with zero idea how to actually find a job. The Marketplace Readiness programme didn't just give me a CV — it gave me a strategy. I had three interviews within four weeks of completing it.
NK
Final-year student
University of Pretoria · BCom
The people behind the programme

Built by practitioners,
not theorists.

Win@Work was founded by two professionals who have spent their careers at the intersection of psychology, education, and the South African job market — and who got tired of watching capable young people fail because no one had prepared them properly.

MD
Merice Delport
Educational Psychologist & Co-Founder
Merice brings the psychological depth that makes The Identity Project genuinely transformative. As an educational psychologist, she has spent years working with young South Africans navigating the identity questions that no school programme was asking — and built The Identity Project to address them with rigour, evidence, and human warmth. Her work draws on Winship, Erikson, Adler, and a quiet Biblical thread that runs through everything she does.
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Lindi Engelbrecht
Career Strategist & Co-Founder
Lindi brings the market-facing depth that makes the Marketplace Courses genuinely effective. As an experienced recruitment consultant and career strategist, she has sat on both sides of the hiring table — and built the Marketplace Intelligence and Readiness programmes based on what recruiters actually see, what employers actually need, and what young South Africans actually lack when they arrive at that table unprepared. Her programmes are honest, specific, and entirely free of theory for its own sake.
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Let's talk about
your school or your child.

Whether you're a school principal exploring a partnership, a parent who wants to know what's available for your Grade 9–12 learner, or a university student who needs to get market-ready — this is where it starts.

We'll get back to you within one business day to arrange an initial conversation — no obligation, no pressure, just an honest conversation about where your child or school is and what would actually help.

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South Africa · Nationwide
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