EVENT PRESENTATION BOOKLET Presented by: Alessandro Pietrobon Vice President Business Development AIESEC South Africa // +27 11 431 2889 // +27 82 225 089 // alessandro.pietrobon@aiesec.net // www.aiesec.co.za //
The concept Modeled after the TV-show “The Apprentice,� the Student Apprentice Challenge is a practical learning process through which high potential students compete in a 5 day challenge. Participants face with real business case-studies and have to provide innovative solutions that are relevant to the company. Meanwhile, they also receive direct soft skills training in leadership, marketing, entrepreneurship, sales, project management, and financial planning, skills that help bridge the gap between education and business environment. Result: the most intriguing and exciting Student Apprentice Challenge ever held by AIESEC South Africa! In a nutshell -
64 top students from South African universities
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5 days, 5 business challenges
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Practical business and leadership skills
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Winner is awarded an international internship through AIESEC
About AIESEC AIESEC is the global youth network impacting the world through leadership development experiences. AIESEC has been facilitating youth leadership activities as well as international internships and volunteer experiences for over 65 years, developing a truly global learning environment. In South Africa, we are current present in 9 leading universities and facilitate over 200 international internships per year.
SAC 2013 Where: University of the Witwatersrand When: 20th-24th September 2013 Agenda (draft) Block1: Skills Building. Sessions delivered by AIESEC facilitators or external speakers to help the participants gain specific skills needed to engage in the company challenge. Block2: Company challenge. Each partner company presents a problem, current or ideal, that the participants work towards solving. Block3: Day closing. Each team presents the results to the challenge and company votes on the winner. During the Tuesday closing moment, the final winner is announced. Time
Friday - Sep 20
Saturday - Sept 21
Sunday - Sept 22
Monday - Sept 23
Tueday - Sept 24
Day Intro
Day Intro
Day Intro
Day Intro
Skill building block
Skill building block
Skill building block
Challenge 5
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Gala Lunch + Winner award
Challenge 2
Challenge 3
Challenge 4
Closing
Day Closing
Day Closing
Day Closing
9:00 - 10:00 10:00 -11:00 11:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 13:00
Opening and Team Allocation
13:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 15:00
Lunch
15:00 - 16:00
Skill building block
16:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 18:00
Challenge 1
18:00 - 19:00 19:00 - 20:00
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:00
Social Time
Social Time
Social Time
Social Time
Our previous editions “Participating in AIESEC SAC 2012 was definitely a good investment. All the participants were vibrant and helped Sanlam in our new CSI Initiative. Fantastic job done by AIESEC members!” - Amandla Dougan (SANLAM GROUP MARKET DEVELOPMENT)
“I have done more and learnt more through this AIESEC initiative than what any textbook could ever teach me. Let this AIESEC experience and future AIESEC encounters be the things that set you apart from your counterparts.” - Nomtha Notshe (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University)
Our offer to partners By engaging in AIESEC Student Apprentice Challenge, your organization can: -
Get access to a unique pool of students from top South African universities Develop a business case that is relevant to you now and gather inputs from participants Engage participants in company-specific activities (e.g. Corporate office visit) Brand your company within the host university campus Identify and recruit top talents
Our responsibilities -
Participants’ registration and selection Co-creation of challenge content Quality soft skills building sessions according to company challenge Logistics for the event Event evaluation and output
Specific arrangements can be made according to company/challenge needs.
Silver partnership
- Company materials in delegate booklet
ZAR 10 000 (cash or inkind)
- Logos in website and marketing material - Promotion in Wits campus - All of the above plus - 1 day customized challenge - Skills building related to challenge - Company specific activity (optional)
Gold partnership ZAR 32 000
- Company banner on site throughout the day - 2 company members can participate in the skills building session - Access to delegate contact list for potential recruitment - Company announced as sponsor in Radio and Media - Option to link SAC to your corporate website - Promotion in Social Media - All of the above plus - Naming right for the whole event including Gala Lunch
Platinum partner ZAR 60 000
- Keynote address in opening ceremony (20-30 min) - Closing address and awards presentation at Gala lunch - Participation in daily wrap up session - 2 participant spots reserved for young leaders of you organization