Vision
The Vision is to be the premier institute for technical skills, business administration, and entrepreneurship development
Its main goal is to develop and support practicing entrepreneurs in diverse sectors of our economy.
Mission
The Institute strives to provide differentiating and unique value offerings (the Maponya Way) to learner entrepreneurs and future corporate/business practitioners by;
- inculcating entrepreneurship spirit and culture among the South Africans, especially the youth and women;
- offering real life business administration and technical skills development interventions for the self-employed, entrepreneurs, and future corporate business practitioners in both public and private sectors;
- facilitating practical & real time management and leadership competencies for the public, private, not for profit, self-employment, and entrepreneurship applications
Objectives
- Promote the Dr Richard Maponya Institute as a world class innovation institute, create a differentiated service offering from existing institutions
- To contribute to the reduction of unemployment in South Africa, especially youth unemployment
- Create a culture of trust and inculcate a team ethos, develop a ‘can do’ work ethic
- Target youth from the immediate surroundings to become role models,
- To achieve world class teaching, learning, research & development, and innovation practices
- To become the institute of choice for technical skills and entrepreneurship development in South Africa
- To assemble the best curricula developers, facilitators, tutors, teachers, and infrastructure & support service providers
- To partner with the best and like-minded institutes and service providers, local and international
Values
- Governance & Compliance
- Highest Ethical Standards
- Accountability & Transparency
- Honesty & Integrity
- Creativity & Innovation