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Training + Mentorship + Industry Certification = EMPOWERMENT & EMPLOYMENT

About MADA

Moving Ahead Development Agency (MADA) is a South African non-profit organisation founded in 2016 by Tshepo Mokoena. We exist to reduce unemployment by building real technology career pathways for youth, graduates, and working professionals.

Our Commitments

Empowering future lives

OUR VISION

A South Africa where every young person has access to quality digital skills, mentorship, and meaningful employment opportunities.

OUR MISSION

To equip unemployed youth, graduates, and employed individuals with accredited and industry recognised technology training, mentorship, and career development programmes that improve employability and long-term career success.

OUR VALUES

We are guided by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to excellence in training. We believe in empowering young people through mentorship, leadership, and collaboration, focusing on real impact that creates meaningful opportunities and lasting change.

Our Flagship Programme : Boys2Men

A Technology Career Path for Boys Raised Without Father Figures.


Boys2Men Technological career path is MADA’s flagship programme aimed at supporting boys while they are still at school through mentorship, leadership development, and technology exposure.


“It’s easier to develop young boys than to try change older men.”

Digital Skills DEvelopment programme

TRAINING AREAS

Basic Computer Literacy

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • nternet and Email Communication

  • IT Support Fundamentals

    Digital Communication Skills

  • Job Readiness and Workplace Skills

    • Learning APPROACH

  • Practical hands-on training

  • Real-world project assignments

  • Industry mentorship

  • Group collaboration and leadership

  • Mentorship and career guidance

  • CV writing and interview preparation

    • Expected outcome

  • Improved digital literacy among youth

  • Increased employability and job readiness

  • Access to internships

  • Entry-level employment opportunities

  • Empowered Youth

  • Contributing to the digital economy

    • What we do...

    Accredited Training for Unemployed Youth

    We provide accredited Unit Standard training programmes aligned to workplace needs, ensuring learners gain practical skills that improve employability.


    OEM Technology Certifications

    We train graduates and professionals with OEM certifications to enhance job readiness, employability, and career progression.


    Career Mentorship & Work Readiness

    We support learners with:

    • CV building
    • Interview preparation
    • Career guidance
    • Workplace professionalism

    Founders INspiration

    MADA was founded on a simple belief : Young people don’t need sympathy but they need right opportunity.


    Through training, mentorship, and strategic partnerships, we are building a future workforce that is skilled, confident, and ready for employment.


    Tshepo Mokoena, Founder

    Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

    " It always seems impossible until it’s done."


    Nelson Mandela

    Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.


    Desmond Tutu

    Our STRATEGIC partners

    Our accredation & certification partners

    Get Signed up

    We believe that access to skills should not depend on background, location, or privilege — but on potential.

    Program testimonials

    Moving Ahead Development Agency (MADA) has been providing us with the below training for the past 4 years, which includes  various IT Training from System Support, System Development, IBM BPM, Could Native to name a few.  All the training services provided were satisfactory. MADA has provided training and Learners project management for the last 4 years. MADA continues to provide excellent services and has often gone over and beyond its contractual obligations to ensure adequate Learnership service provision for us.

    Moving Ahead Development Agency (MADA) has been providing us with the training for National Certificate: Information Technology – System Support (NQF Level 5) and National Certificate: Business Analysis Support Practice (NQF Level 5)  for the past five years. All the training services provided were satisfactory.

    This program has transformed me from an inexperienced and unemployed IT graduate to an employed and skilled IT professional. I am thankful for the intense training I have received from both companies. Please continue giving a helping hand into the world of technology.

    I can happily say applying for the learnership was the best thing I did in the past few years. Now that I have experience as a network engineer. I can market myself in the technology industry as a whole with different streams. I would highly recommend Moving Ahead Development Agency-MADA and In2IT Technologies to others.

    Our business partners

    FAQ

    Partnering with MADA is an opportunity to:

    • Reduce youth unemployment through practical training
    • Support accredited technology skills development
    • Build a pipeline of employable talent
    • Strengthen community upliftment initiatives
    • Deliver measurable outcomes and reporting

    MADA is a registered SARS Public Benefit Organisation (PBO), enabling companies to support programmes that contribute toward:

    • CSI / Corporate Social Investment
    • Skills Development
    • Youth Employability Initiatives
    • Enterprise & Supplier Development (where applicable)
    • Socio-Economic Development

    We provide impact reporting and documentation to support your internal compliance and governance processes.

    MADA provides partners with:

    • A partnership agreement / MOU
    • Programme updates and progress reporting
    • Learner participation records
    • Completion and success statistics
    • Impact report and outcomes summary
    • Recognition (optional) on our website and events

    We believe partnerships should be built on:

    • Transparency
    • Accountability
    • Real outcomes
    • Shared value for communities and business

    Let’s Build a Skilled Future Workforce

    If your organisation is looking for a credible youth development partner in technology skills training — MADA is ready.