Add value and change lives with an academy that cares!
An accredited Training Provider offering a range of Learnerships, Occupational Qualifications, Short Courses and Skills Programmes to improve the future of our workforce.
Training Solutions
Learnerships
Learnerships are structured programmes whereby a learner engages in both practical and theoretical learning to enhance their skills in the workplace.
Occupational Qualifications
An occupational qualification is a qualification associated with a trade, occupation or profession resulting from work-based learning.
Short Courses and Tailored Learning
Our customised short courses can address the challenges faced by many individuals in businesses today.
Skills Development
Our skills development “talks” to your Employment Equity and B-BBEE Empowerment plans.
More About Us
As a member of the Drake International Group of Companies, The Drake Training Academy is an innovator in the field of learning and development. Our core focus is improving the productivity and performance of your workforce.
As a subsidiary of Drake International which was established in 1951 and present in 11 countries globally, the Drake Training Academy also has a national footprint with branches in Cape Town, Durban, East London, Gqeberha & Johannesburg.
The DTA focuses on developing team leaders within the organisation with our specific learnerships geared towards management development. We believe in developing leaders in organisations.
Another key focus area for us is our learnerships for people living with disabilities. We ensure that these programmes are ran with the learner in mind and we are openly “learner centric.” Our learners are treated with respect and guiding them towards completion and competency is our goal.
The Drake Training Academy is a Level 2 B-BBEE contributor.
Success Story
“Lee-Anne brings a wealth of knowledge and experience specifically with regards to merSETA standards and requirements, working with the NSDMS portal and leveraging training interventions and cost for maximum value-added return. With Drake Training Academy’s intervention and support, we have managed to formalise training interventions within the strategic objectives of the Company and are seeing the return of our investment both in our people and in our B-BBEE Skills Development spend.”
Lee-Ann Harris - Group HR Manager 
The DTA Difference
The DTA have successfully partnered with a variety of clients on our various learnership offering. It is our belief that happy learners complete their learnerships and we strive to ensure that our learners are treated with respect and dignity.
The DTA have strong relationships with the SETA’s and believe that working effectively with the SETA’s results in a smooth Learnership process. All DTA clients are issued with a full compliance file for each learnership – this file consists of:
- Copies of signed workplace-based agreements (Learnership agreements)
- Attendance registers
- Copies of employment contracts
- Learner registration numbers with the SETA correspondence for all learners
- Copies of Learner information: Certified
ID, CV and school leaving certificates - Hosting agreement
- SARS information
In addition to this, the client receives a full tracker on learner progress monthly.
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