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Build practical skills with mentor-led courses in UX/UI, AI-assisted design, website production, marketing and venture building. Online or in Pretoria, South Africa.

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Courses

Three practical learning tracks

01

Startup Accelerator Course

Venture buildingPretoria or onlinePractical project

Move from idea selection to a tested soft launch with a practical sequence applied to your own venture.

  • Identify and validate the right idea
  • Research customers, competitors and market demand
  • Build a clear offer and launch plan
  • Soft launch, collect evidence and iterate

Build and test your startup foundation

Your learning path

  1. Identify and validate the right idea
  2. Research customers, competitors and market demand
  3. Build a clear offer and launch plan
  4. Soft launch, collect evidence and iterate

Tools & practice

  • Research
  • Customer interviews
  • Launch planning

Your project

Build and test your startup foundation

R 10 000

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02

AI, Design & Digital Production

UX/UI & AIPretoria or onlinePortfolio-led

Create professional visual, written and digital work using contemporary creative and AI-assisted workflows.

  • Lovable.ai for planning and building digital products
  • Canva for content, layouts and brand assets
  • Photoshop and practical photography skills
  • Illustrator for vector graphics and identity work
  • Lightroom for image editing and visual consistency
  • Figma for UX research, UI design and prototypes

Create a polished digital portfolio

Your learning path

  1. Lovable.ai for planning and building digital products
  2. Canva for content, layouts and brand assets
  3. Photoshop and practical photography skills
  4. Illustrator for vector graphics and identity work
  5. Lightroom for image editing and visual consistency
  6. Figma for UX research, UI design and prototypes

Tools & practice

  • Lovable.ai
  • Canva
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Lightroom
  • Figma

Your project

Create a polished digital portfolio

R 10 000

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03

Business, Marketing & Web

Marketing & SEOPretoria or onlineBuild & publish

Connect commercial planning, communication and discoverability to a website you can publish and improve.

  • Business research, outcomes and venture planning
  • Presentations and professional PDF documents
  • Text analysis and Grammarly-assisted editing
  • Marketing strategy, content and SEO fundamentals
  • Build websites with no-code and code workflows
  • Upload and publish AI-assisted website code

Turn strategy into a credible online presence

Your learning path

  1. Business research, outcomes and venture planning
  2. Presentations and professional PDF documents
  3. Text analysis and Grammarly-assisted editing
  4. Marketing strategy, content and SEO fundamentals
  5. Build websites with no-code and code workflows
  6. Upload and publish AI-assisted website code

Tools & practice

  • Grammarly
  • SEO
  • Website publishing
  • PDF & presentations

Your project

Turn strategy into a credible online presence

R 10 000

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All three courses

R 30 000

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Pay in full for all three and save 10%: R 27 000.

People & progress

Real people.
Real-world work.

Success stories from TEAM AF students, mentorship participants and business collaborators, supplied by TEAM AF. Individual outcomes vary.

Developed a GIPHY strategy that reached over 1 Billion views for her mobile bar brand Sugar Rush UK

Sonet Mudiliyar

Brand strategy · Sugar Rush UK
Started a Pop-Up Store for Jewellery BlingMe , with custom Jewelry sets photographed in house and website was delivered for a fashion show at a school which was planned and held by BlingMe for marketing

Lisa Fox

Retail launch · BlingMe
Mentored for 3 years and Developed his strategy to achieve a premium professional look online that taught him professional representation of skills and knowledge, later finishing a degree in ideation and finding a career in insurance sales

Charl Smit

Professional positioning
Interned for 1 month and developed strategy that reached 100M Views and assisted with the brand refresh process for a business instilling real life marketing techniques

Muawiya Rasool

Marketing · Brand refresh
Developed and planned her own business Munch N Roll to fully launch and cater to over 10 events whilst posting branded content on social media

Uraine Mudiliyar

Venture launch · Munch N Roll
A Student Junior Developer, Created ReiDotStudios and graduated from a 3-year game design course with distinction utilising tools and techniques taught by us to craft professional research. Directly after graduating he achieved a full-time job offer at a company to teach Roblox, Minecraft game design to kids.

Rei Van Der Walt

Game design · ReiDotStudios
During a 3-month design incubation program, developed her fully accessible and active artist page for creating custom art for clients whilst exposing herself to marketing it to clients with success kick-starting her own passive income whilst still in highschool

Megan Pretorius

Creative business · Custom art
During a 3-Year Incubation Mentorship Program, with support from us, Founded his non-profit company Youth Disability Talk Out which reach over 15 000 students and receive national accreditation via radio, tv and global recognition visiting Russia for its impact and value

Seabelo Mabitsela

Social impact · Youth Disability Talk Out
During a 6 month incubation period launched marketing campaigns with success trained current staff to do new tasks to improve operations , built trust in his current teams capabilities then held the necessary risk assessment with partners to scale the business Copa Habana twice fold from 3 locations to 6 done in just the 7th month

Phillip Antoniades

Business operations · Copa Habana

These experiences span courses, internships and longer mentorship programmes; they are not a guarantee of course results or employment.

Software & skills

Learn the tools. Understand the workflow.

Software is taught in context, so every learner understands what to use, why to use it and how to turn the output into professional work.

Build

Lovable.ai

AI-assisted websites and digital products

Design

Canva

Brand assets, layouts and presentations

Image

Photoshop

Image editing and creative production

Photo

Photography

Composition, lighting and practical capture skills

Vector

Illustrator

Logos, vector graphics and identity assets

Edit

Lightroom

Photo editing, colour and consistency

UX/UI

Figma

Research, interfaces and interactive prototypes

Writing

Grammarly

Clear, professional editing and quality control

Documents

PDF & presentations

Structured documents and confident visual communication

Growth

Marketing & SEO

Content, search visibility and measurable campaigns

Completion & pathways

What’s included

  • Certificate of completion with a personal reference from Nikhil Keolan Gounden
  • Opportunity to add the session to your LinkedIn profile and C.V.
  • One-month Junior Designer pathway
  • One-month Junior Developer pathway
  • One-month Junior Accounts Manager pathway
  • PRO software subscriptions included for the duration of your course

TEAM AF awards a certificate of completion and a personal reference. This is not a university degree or a claim of accredited qualification. Junior pathways are subject to suitability and availability.

Schedule

Cohorts

December – January

February – March

April – June

Monday to Sunday · Day schedule: 11 AM–4 PM. Evening schedule by arrangement; confirm the finishing time when enquiring.

Online learning available. In-person places in Pretoria are limited to two per cohort. Enquire to confirm dates and availability.

Learning experience

Built around your next move

Practical topics

Each course follows the published three-part curriculum and applies it to a real idea, product or venture.

Direct guidance

Completion includes a certificate and personal reference from Nikhil Keolan Gounden.

Clear pathways

Eligible participants can progress into the listed one-month junior pathways after completion.

Fees & payment

A clear investment.
A personal learning plan.

One course

Your selected learning track

R 10 000
All three courses

Standard combined price

R 30 000
All three, paid in full

10% upfront discount · Save R 3 000

R 27 000
Weekly payment arrangement

Agree instalment amounts and due dates before enrolment.

By arrangement

Daily or per-lesson payments are available only by prior arrangement, at adjusted rates. PRO software subscriptions are included for the course duration.

Discuss your payment plan →

Bank transfer · FNB / RMB

Confirm your place and agreed payment schedule by email before transferring funds.

Account holder
Nikhil Gounden
Account type
Easy Account
Account number
63212689161
Branch code
250655

Use your course code + initials as the payment reference:

SA-NG · StartupAI-NG · DesignBW-NG · BusinessALL-NG · All three

Replace NG with your initials. Email your proof of payment, selected course and cohort to info@teamaf.co.za. Your place is confirmed by TEAM AF, not automatically by this website.

Your next step

Find your course.
Start a conversation.

01 · Choose

Select your track

Pick a course and a cohort that suit your next move.

02 · Confirm

Meet your mentor

Discuss availability, your goals and payment arrangements.

03 · Begin

Make it practical

Learn a concept, apply it, get one-to-one feedback and improve.

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Before you enrol

Good questions.

How are lessons structured?

Each concept is taught, followed by one-to-one sessions and practical application. Work is critiqued against deliverable outcomes, with structured support throughout.

Can I join online?

Yes. Online learning is available, with in-person attendance in Pretoria limited to two learners per cohort. Confirm the timetable and availability before payment.

Is this a university qualification?

No university qualification or accreditation is claimed. Completion includes a TEAM AF certificate and a personal reference from Nikhil Keolan Gounden.

Can I pay in instalments?

Weekly arrangements can be discussed before enrolment. Daily or per-lesson payments require a prior arrangement at adjusted rates. Full upfront payment for all three receives a 10% discount, bringing the price to R 27 000.

Meet Nikhil before you commit.

Students and parents can request a free 30-minute online conversation during the week. Discuss your goals and see whether the course is the right fit before payment.

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A practical learning tool

Bring your course ideas into STORM

Use a shared brainstorming board to frame your startup concept, explore a design brief or compare business opportunities. Your existing course offering and enquiry process remain unchanged.

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