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tomorrow’s workforce

A structured path from potential to work, and one accountable partner for sponsors. Start online, at a local site or in one of our mobile labs.

From potential to work

01EnterRecruitment, eligibility screening and mobile-first registration.
02DiscoverAptitude, behaviour, impact and future-fit assessment.
03LearnSkills pathways, live support and outcomes-based learning.
04PractiseLabs, RealWork assignments and virtual apprenticeship.
05ProgressBadges, credentials and work through the Talent Platform.

Meet Bongani

“I registered on the Deviare platform, completed the required assessments, and was selected for the Microsoft Graduate programme. Today, I am employed at SARS as an SQM&T graduate. My journey is proof that the right opportunity can truly change your future.”

Bongani, Advanced Diploma in Information Technology. Microsoft Graduate programme alumnus, now at the South African Revenue Service.

Entrepreneurship

“Equipped young entrepreneurs with accredited digital skills and pre-incubation support to build viable technology businesses.”

Liquid Youth Tech Entrepreneurship Programme, Phokeng and Mthatha. Ventures include ProLink, which has already created employment.

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Brad Smith of Microsoft meets Deviare co-founders outside a mobile computer lab

Mobile labs

Driving access to skills across the far corners of South Africa

Our mobile computer labs are fully flexible and move to where learners are. Pictured: Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, with Deviare co-founders Lubabalo Dyantyi and Baxolile Mabinya.

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Programme portfolio

Design a programme with us

Learnerships

Accredited qualification plus structured workplace experience.

Internships

Graduates and emerging professionals into productive roles.

Apprenticeships

Competence built through supervised practice.

Short skills programmes

Focused AI, cloud, data, cyber or business skills.

Work readiness

Career skills, digital fluency, interview and portfolio preparation.

Entrepreneurship

Pre-Incubation, co-founder-as-a-service, to registered trading businesses.

Interprovincial

One national programme, delivered across many regions.

Virtual global apprenticeships

Real international briefs, delivered from home.