Your cohort cannot spend 12 months in a classroom. They are running businesses. J29 Learn delivers practical, blended skills programmes built around your cohort and your sector, with every learner's progress recorded and a participation report at the end. Participants leave with tools in hand and work already started.
Watch the AI Made Simple introductionTraditional training fails MSMEs because it's designed for employees, not business owners. We do it differently.
Participants leave every session with real work done, not homework. We give them the tools, guide them through their own business application, and they walk out having already started. Corporate partners have seen MSMEs build marketing plans, AI workflows, and customer strategies during the workshop.
No generic slides. Every programme is designed around the specific sector, business stage, and objectives of your cohort. We work with your organisation before each programme to understand what success looks like, then build the content accordingly.
In person, online, or blended. We adapt to what your MSMEs actually need. Programmes can run over a single day, a week, or a blended journey over several months. On site corporate delivery is available. Through the J29 Learn Portal we can also run your programme online, in cohorts, with every learner’s progress recorded.
Every participant receives free digital tools, templates, and resources they can use immediately in their business. No additional subscriptions or costs required. The skills transfer fully because the tools are accessible from day one.
From first time entrepreneurs to advanced AI adoption. Every programme is built for the real world needs of MSMEs and Youth. All can be delivered as standalone workshops or as part of a longer blended programme.
MSMEs that market digitally grow faster, attract better customers, and reduce dependence on referrals. This programme turns digital overwhelm into a clear, repeatable marketing system.
A professional brand is the foundation of business credibility. MSMEs with strong brands charge more, attract better clients, and build lasting value. Participants leave with a defined brand identity and a plan to apply it.
Strategy without execution is useless. This campaign based programme gives MSMEs a practical, step by step marketing system they can run themselves, immediately and affordably.
AI is the great equaliser for small businesses. This programme demystifies AI and gives participants practical tools they can use the same day to save time, improve communication, and serve customers better.
A deep dive programme using AI coding tools and platforms to drive business growth, supporting all 22 dimensions of the SEEDS Compass Assessment framework. Built for MSMEs ready to operate like larger organisations.
From business idea to first paying customer, in one structured bootcamp. Designed for young entrepreneurs who are ready to start but don't know where to begin. By the end, they have a registered, branded, and operational business.
Young people need a route from an idea to a first customer, or from no work to a skill someone will pay for. J29 runs those programmes for the organisations that fund them, from a MICT SETA accredited provider, with every learner recorded.
For young people aged 18 to 35, funded by the organisations that back them
Programmes for young people who want to start something or earn a skill someone will pay for: the Startup Youth Bootcamp, AI and digital skills programmes, and accredited short programmes. Funded by corporates, foundations and skills authorities, delivered and recorded by J29.
Those numbers come from our accredited Advertising learnership, completed in 2026 with AI in the curriculum. One graduate has already started her own design and print business. The next youth cohorts run as shorter skills programmes and the Startup Youth Bootcamp.
For MSMEs • Youth • Organisations
Shorter, focused skills programmes for organisations that need faster turnaround or more targeted development. Our skills programmes are unit-standard aligned and can contribute toward full qualifications. Custom designed to match your sector and development goals.
J29 Learn is designed to deliver at every level, from an individual entrepreneur to a global development organisation deploying programmes across thousands of businesses.
DFIs, development agencies, and NGOs with MSME upliftment mandates can deploy J29 programmes as a trusted, proven delivery partner. We manage the full programme lifecycle across any number of cohorts. That covers design, delivery, reporting, and impact measurement.
Transform your supplier development and B-BBEE skills investment with programmes that create measurable business growth. Co-brand the programme as your own, earn skills development points, and build a stronger supplier network that benefits your supply chain.
This page is written for the organisations that run programmes. If you are the business owner, start with the free help: guides, funders and tools in the Business Hub, quick answers from Ask J29, and the AI Made Simple course when it opens.
Across all J29 Learn programmes, every participant and partner receives the same high standard of support and quality.
Content tailored to your sector, cohort, and specific business context, not a generic slide deck.
Participants receive free tools, templates, and resources they can use in their business from day one.
Programmes run on your timeline with delivery options that fit around running a real business.
Detailed progress and business impact reports for sponsors, partners, and development organisations.
Professional certificates for all participants. MICT SETA accredited certificates on qualifying programmes.
All trained MSMEs gain access to J29's network for peer connection, shared resources, and collaboration.
For corporate and organisational partners, all materials are co-branded with your company, building supplier loyalty and visible impact.
Top performers can transition into J29 Grow mentorship programmes for deeper, personalised business development.
Our in person skills programmes are MICT SETA accredited. Our online courses are not accredited; they are practical, short and built for business owners. Our first open online course, now in production: ten modules of practical AI for small businesses, in short video lessons with an exercise and a quiz in every module. Delivered in cohorts, on a phone, tablet or laptop, with every learner's progress recorded. Watch the introduction.
Tell us a little about yourself and we will come back within 1 to 2 business days with what the course covers, when the first cohort opens and how it works for a business, a youth group or an organisation.
We will be in touch within 1 to 2 business days.
Six practical programmes for MSME owners and young people: Digital Marketing Mastery, How to Brand Your Business, Real World Marketing, AI Literacy for MSMEs, and programmes in finance and business support. Each can run as a standalone workshop or as part of a longer blended programme, built around your cohort and sector.
Yes. J29 is an accredited MICT SETA training provider, and its in person skills programmes can be delivered as accredited programmes. The AI Made Simple online course is a practical short course and is not an accredited qualification.
On site at your premises, online through the J29 Learn Portal, or blended. Programmes run on your timeline, so business owners can keep running their businesses while they learn.
A participation report for every learner: lessons completed, assessments and exercises, plus a business impact report for sponsors, partners and development organisations. Progress is recorded as it happens, not reconstructed afterwards.
160+ MSMEs so far: 140+ MSME owners through corporate and online programmes, and 20 young people on an accredited learnership, 19 of whom graduated.
Most programmes are funded by an organisation for a group of business owners, so ask the organisation that supports you. In the meantime the Business Hub has free guides, funders and tools, Ask J29 gives quick answers any time, and the AI Made Simple online course is built for business owners.
Whether you're an MSME looking to upskill, a corporate investing in supplier development, or a global organisation deploying programmes at scale, we'd love to hear from you. Let's design something that makes a real difference.
