9
Workshops
One every Tuesday
08:00–13:00
You do not need to qualify
- No CV
- No experience
- No qualifications
- No matric
Come and see what a job club can do.
Every one of those is something you can build here. What you bring is a morning, a decision, and nine weeks — and we start not with a document, but with the gifts you already carry.
What is a job club?
Not a charity. Not a course. A team.
Twice a week you meet the same group of job seekers, in the same room, working the same problem: how to find work and keep it. Tuesday a facilitator trains you on one subject. Thursday a mentor holds you to what you said you would do. Eighteen mornings later you are not the same job seeker who walked in.
“We are not here to hand you a job. We are here to enable you — and to teach you how to survive the No’s until you find your Yes.”
Why we are different
We start with your gifts, not your CV.
Most programmes hand you a document and send you out with it. We begin somewhere else — with what you already carry. A way with people. A steady pair of hands. Patience. An eye for detail. A head for numbers. We believe those gifts were given to you by God, and given to be used. Naming yours is where a vision for your life begins.
Then you build the plan. Not us. You write it, you own it, you work it — and we walk the nine weeks beside you, asking the hard questions and holding you to what you said.
Without a vision there is no drive. A CV with no direction behind it is just paper. What you find here is the direction it was always meant to serve.
And then, four things most programmes don’t do
- We don't write your CV for you. We teach you to write it — and then to use it.
- Every workshop is followed by a mentoring session where you report on real applications.
- We don't disappear at graduation. We check in at 30, 60 and 90 days.
- We treat the room like a workplace, because that is what you are preparing for.
We are rooted in a church community and we would rather say so plainly than leave you guessing. The club is open to everyone, whatever you believe, and nothing here is required of you.
Why should I join?
Four honest answers
“I've been doing this alone and it isn't working.”
That's the point of a club. The same fifteen people, twice a week, nine weeks. Somebody notices when you don't arrive, and somebody asks what happened to the four applications you promised.
“I need something now, not in a year.”
Week 5 is the Skill & Bill method — how to generate short-term income while you hunt for permanent work. You are not asked to sit still and wait for a callback.
“I don't have qualifications or experience.”
Neither did most of our members. Employers in retail, warehousing, logistics and hospitality hire for reliability and attitude. Those are trainable, and that is what nine weeks builds.
“What happens when the programme ends?”
You keep the mentor relationship, the certificate, the employer network and a 90-day plan — and we check in at 30, 60 and 90 days to see whether the job actually held.
The odds we exist to beat
The problem isn't you. It's the method.
Most people looking for work are doing it alone, from a phone, with no plan and no one checking on them. That is not a character problem — and a method can be taught.
On your own
2.6%chance a low-skill young person has of finding work in a year
After a job club
60%of completers are employed within a year
The distance between those two numbers is a life. Nine weeks is what closes it.
89
graduates to date
6
cohorts completed
2
active Lighthouses
76%
the national reality — unemployed for a year or more
Izenzo programme records. National comparison: Stats SA, Quarterly Labour Force Survey.
Who joins
Two people, same room, very different reasons.
Starting Out
Ages 18–34
You finished matric — or you are about to. Maybe you went on to study and finished. Maybe you had to stop before you did. Nobody sat you down and helped you build a plan.
It is not you. It is that no one has taught you how this actually works.
Starting Again
Ages 35 and above
You have worked before. You know how to show up and carry responsibility. Then the contract ended, or the retrenchment came, or you stepped out to raise a family and the door closed behind you.
Your experience is not expired. It just needs translating.
Whichever lane you are in, you sit in the same room. That is deliberate. The young learn urgency from the experienced. The experienced learn the new tools from the young. Everybody rises.
The Programme
Nine workshops. Nine mentoring sessions.
Two mornings a week, for nine weeks. Tuesday you learn it. Thursday you prove it.
9
Mentoring sessions
One every Thursday
08:00–10:30
08:00–10:30
18
Mornings, over 9 weeks
29 September – 26 November 2026
Why it is spread out, and not one long block. A job search is not something you learn — it is something you do. Tuesday gives you the skill. The rest of the week is where you use it: applying, calling, following up. Thursday is where you account for it. That rhythm is the programme.
TUESDAY
Workshop 1 of 9 · 08:00–13:00
One subject, one morning, taught properly. Half a day of facilitated training, group work and practical exercises — not a lecture you sit through.
You arrive at 08:00 sharp, because this room is a workplace simulation. You leave at 13:00 with something built: a document, a profile, a plan, a skill.
You leave every Tuesday with targets for the week.
THURSDAY
Mentoring 1 of 9 · 08:00–10:30
Same 08:00 start, same discipline. Two and a half hours in which you sit with your mentor and the group and answer one question: what did you actually do?
Report the week on your Say-Do Ledger. Count the rejections on your No Counter — a “no” is data, not a verdict. Then reset your targets and sign them.
This is where a plan becomes a habit.
29 September – 26 November 2026
The nine weeks
Nine subjects, in the order they build on each other. Each Tuesday workshop has a Thursday session that puts it to work.
Tuesday — Workshop
Thursday — Mentoring
Beyond week nine
Graduation is earned, not attended
Exit interview
In Week 9 we review your Say-Do Ledger against what you committed to. Execution, not attendance, is what earns your certificate.
Certificate & references
A Certificate of Completion, and a personal letter of recommendation for members who show exceptional hustle.
30, 60 and 90 days
We check in after you leave. The job you get matters less than the job you keep — so we track retention, not just placement.
The employer network
Access to Izenzo placement drives. Our first cohorts placed nine first-time job winners with Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, at no cost to the employer.
The rules that make it work
Not a workshop. A forge.
We reject the rescue trap of doing the work for people. These four rules are not punitive — they are preparation.
On time, every time
The 08:00 red line
Doors close at 08:00. The world of work starts on time — so do we.
Your career, your call
Extreme ownership
No blame, no excuses. You own the search and you own the outcome.
Respect the room
Zero tolerance
For disrespect, dishonesty, or giving up on yourself and others.
Show up fully
100% attendance
Every session matters. The forge only works if you are in it.
We don’t supply warm bodies. We forge professionals.
What it costs you
Nothing but your commitment
What we provide, free
- The venue, and Wi-Fi you can job-hunt on
- Meals and refreshments on programme days
- Your training manual and Participant Flight Log
- A dedicated accountability mentor for all nine weeks
- Counselling — to process rejection, beat isolation and hold the line mentally
- Pro-bono legal clinics — against exploitation, unlawful eviction and unfair dismissal
- Pastoral care, if you want it — offered to everyone, required of no one
What we ask of you
- A R50 refundable deposit to secure your seat — paid back in full on the day you graduate. Cannot afford it today? Apply anyway; we discuss it at your entry interview.
- 100% attendance. Sessions begin at 08:00 sharp. This is a workplace simulation, and late is late.
- Notice before, not after. If a genuine emergency stops you attending, you tell your facilitator before the session starts.
- Extreme ownership. You own your successes and your failures. We will not do the work for you.
Who it's for
Is this you?
Two people walk into the same room for very different reasons. Both belong here.
Starting Out
Ages 18–34
You finished matric — or you are about to. Maybe you went on to study and finished. Maybe you had to stop before you did. Maybe you have been home for two years and the days have started to blur.
Nobody sat you down and helped you build a plan. So you send applications into silence and quietly begin to wonder whether the problem is you.
It is not you. It is that no one has taught you how this actually works.
You will leave with
- A direction you chose on purpose, not by default
- A CV and online profile employers can actually find
- Interview confidence built by practising, not reading
- A way to earn something while you hunt
- A first work reference and a completion certificate
Starting Again
Ages 35 and above
You have worked before. You know how to show up, take instruction and carry responsibility. Then the contract ended, or the retrenchment came, or you stepped out to raise a family and the door closed behind you.
Now the market has changed. Applications are online. Everyone wants a profile. And it stings to start again at an age when you expected to be settled.
Your experience is not expired. It just needs translating.
You will leave with
- Years of experience translated onto paper properly
- The digital skills the new market assumes you have
- A modern search that beats queueing and dropping CVs
- A network of employers and a room that has your back
- Your confidence back — and the words to prove your worth
The room
You will not be a number here.
Fifteen people, two mornings a week, for nine weeks. The facilitator learns your name in the first session and your situation by the second. Pastoral support is offered to anyone who wants it and required of no one.
Two tracks
Looking for a job, or looking to build one?
The club runs one programme, but we track two destinations — and your entry interview is matched to the one you choose. You tell us which on the registration form.
Employment
Job seekers
You want to be hired. The programme sharpens your search, your profile and your interview, and connects you to our employer network and placement drives.
Self-employment
Entrepreneurs
You want to start or grow something of your own. The same nine weeks, with your Skill & Bill work aimed at building income rather than landing a role.
Not sure yet
Finding direction
Genuinely fine, and more common than you think. Weeks 1, 2 and 6 exist precisely to help you choose a lane on purpose rather than by default.
Straight answers
The questions people actually ask
Are you going to find a job for me?
No. If we simply hand you a job, we have not built anything that lasts. We equip you with the skills, the mentor and the strategy so that you can hunt down and secure the job yourself. We teach you to fish.
I don't have R50 for the commitment fee right now.
We understand that cash is tight. The R50 is a commitment tool, not a price — and it is refunded in full when you finish the nine weeks. If you cannot pay today, fill in the registration anyway and select “I agree but cannot pay”. We have an exemption process we will discuss at your entry interview.
I don't have matric or any work experience. Will this work for me?
Izenzo is built specifically for people in that position. A lack of formal qualifications is not a lack of potential. If you have the hunger and you show up at 08:00 every session, we will help you build the character and the practical skills that employers in retail, warehousing, hospitality, logistics and business services are actively looking for.
What happens if I'm late?
Sessions start at 08:00 with a hard line drawn on the register. Our training is a simulation of a real workplace — if you are late for work, there are consequences, so there are consequences here. We are building reliable workers, and that starts with punctuality.
Do I have to belong to the church to join?
No. Izenzo is rooted in a local church community and we meet in a church building, but the job club is open to everyone in the area regardless of faith. What we ask is commitment to the programme, not to a congregation.
I don't live near Lorentzville. Can I still join?
Cohort 3 runs at Lorentzville, but it is not the only club. Our two East London clubs — Old Transkei and Beach Road — are running cohorts now, so if you are in the Eastern Cape, register and choose your club and that team will contact you. Alexandra, Diepsloot and Tembisa open during 2027; choose one of those and you go onto its waiting list. If travelling to Lorentzville is realistic for you in the meantime, say so on the form and we will talk it through at the entry interview.
How many days is this altogether?
Eighteen mornings. Nine workshops, one every Tuesday from 08:00 to 13:00, and nine mentoring sessions, one every Thursday from 08:00 to 10:30. That runs across nine weeks — so you are with us two mornings a week, and the rest of your week is your own to job-hunt in. Which is the point: Tuesday teaches you the method, the week is where you use it, and Thursday is where you report back on what happened.
What if I'm working already, or studying?
The programme is designed for people who are unemployed and available on Tuesday mornings and Thursday mornings for nine weeks. If your circumstances are different, register anyway and tell us in the form — we will talk it through at the entry interview rather than turn you away on paper.
How do I know I'll get a seat?
You may not. There are 15 seats per cohort and every member is chosen through an entry interview. If you are not selected this time you go onto the waitlist and are considered first for the January intake.
Where we are
Find the job club closest to you
Izenzo is a satellite operation: our head office is in Lorentzville, and job clubs run inside the communities they serve. Lorentzville is registering for Cohort 3 right now, and both our East London clubs are running cohorts. Three more Johannesburg communities open during 2027. Find the one you can walk or take one taxi to; the programme is the same wherever you sit.
Three things to know before you choose
Lorentzville is registering now. Cohort 3 starts on 28 September 2026 at The Warehouse, and that is the intake this form signs you up for.
East London is already running. Old Transkei and Beach Road have cohorts under way. Register and choose your club, and that team will contact you about their next intake.
Alexandra, Diepsloot and Tembisa open in 2027. Register anyway — you go onto that club’s waiting list, we tell you the moment it opens, and knowing where people are waiting is how we decide which community to open first.
Gauteng · Johannesburg
Johannesburg
- Lorentzville Registering now Register
- AlexandraLaunching 2027
- DiepslootLaunching 2027
- TembisaLaunching 2027
Lorentzville meets at The Warehouse, 13A Viljoen Street — the venue for Cohort 3, starting 28 September 2026.
Eastern Cape · East London
East London
- Old TranskeiCohorts running
- Beach RoadCohorts running
Izenzo began in the Eastern Cape in 2017, and both these clubs are running cohorts now. Register and choose your club — the East London team will contact you about their next intake.
Not sure which one?
Tell us where you live and we will point you
The registration form asks which club is closest to you. Pick a 2027 club and you go on its waiting list; pick “none of these” and you tell us where the next one should be. Either way we know where you are, and either way we come back to you.
Bringing a club to your community
Every one of these started with a church saying yes.
Izenzo does not build anything new. We activate a building that already stands empty from Monday to Saturday, train the congregation's own people to facilitate, and hand over the whole programme. If that could be your community, we would like to talk.
Cohort 3, 2026
Register for the job club
You are not the only one wondering whether you are doing this wrong. Thousands of people in this city are sending applications into silence, and almost none of them have been taught a method. You belong in that room.
Takes about five minutes. Everything here is asked again, in person, at your entry interview — so answer honestly rather than impressively.
Find us
Come and talk to someone
You are welcome to walk in and ask questions before you commit to anything. Someone from the team is on site on programme mornings.
- Head office
- The Warehouse
13A Viljoen Street
Lorentzville
Johannesburg - How we operate
- A satellite operation — job clubs run inside the communities they serve, supported from here.
- Call
- 079 071 2455
- WhatsApp & Facebook
- General enquiries
- admin@izenzo.org.za
- Mentor enquiries
- Lerato@izenzo.org.za
- Session times
- 9 workshops — Tuesdays 08:00–13:00
9 mentoring — Thursdays 08:00–10:30
18 mornings over 9 weeks - Next intake
- Cohort 3 — 28 September 2026
Registrations close 18 September
I want to join a cohort
Job seekers
Fill in the registration form, or WhatsApp your name and age to 079 071 2455.
I want to mentor
Working professionals
Seven or more years of experience and a Thursday morning. Email Lerato with a line about your background.
I want to hire from a cohort
Employers
We supply vetted, work-ready entry-level candidates at no fee, and support them for 90 days after placement.
I want to bring this to my church
Church & community partners
Izenzo helps congregations turn buildings that stand empty all week into working economic hubs.