For school principals & educators
Professional career guidance. No cost to your school.
Trained facilitators arrive with devices and assessments. Your learners leave with individual career reports and real application support. Minimal demand on your staff.
What your school receives
Four things that change for your learners
Informed subject and pathway choices
Learners in Grades 8 to 12 make subject and pathway choices backed by a digital assessment and individual career profile, not guesswork.
Real help with university, TVET and funding
Hands-on support with university applications, TVET enrolment, NSFAS applications and bursary submissions. The deadlines learners usually miss.
Delivered by our team, not yours
A structured career guidance offering delivered by Namela facilitators, scheduled around your school calendar. We ask very little of your staff.
Information sessions for parents and guardians
Parent engagement sessions that bring families into the guidance process, strengthening outcomes and the school-community relationship.
How it works
Six steps from first contact to follow-up
Introductory meeting
A 20-minute call or visit with the principal. We introduce the programme and answer questions. No commitment at this stage.
Agreement and scheduling
We agree on dates, grade groups and a staff contact. A simple partnership agreement is signed.
Consent collection
We provide consent forms. Your school distributes and collects them. Learners under 18 require parent or guardian consent.
Delivery on site
Our team arrives with devices, assessments and materials. A typical engagement runs over one to a few days per grade group.
Reports and guidance sessions
Every learner receives their individual career profile report and a facilitated interpretation session before we leave.
Tracking and follow-up
Learners are entered into our database. We continue to support through the transition, not only on visit day.
What we ask from the school
Very little. Just access.
- ✓Principal approval to participate
- ✓A suitable venue (hall or classrooms) and access to power
- ✓Help distributing and collecting consent forms
- ✓A nominated staff contact for scheduling
- ✓Permission to record participation for monitoring purposes (anonymised)
Learner data is held securely and reported in anonymised form only. Participation is always voluntary.
Common questions
Is there any cost to the school?
No. The programme is offered to pilot schools at no cost. Namela is funded by donors and corporate partners who cover all delivery costs.
How long does a visit take?
A typical engagement runs over one to a few days per grade group, scheduled to fit your school calendar and avoid examination periods.
Do we need our own devices?
No. We bring the tablets and connectivity. All you need is a venue with power.
Which grades does the programme cover?
Career Compass serves learners in Grades 8 to 12. We can work with one grade group at a time or all five across the engagement.
What happens to learner data?
Learner information is held securely, used only to deliver and improve the programme, and reported in anonymised form. Learners under 18 require parent or guardian consent.
My school is not in the Free State. Can we still apply?
The Year 1 pilot focuses on the Free State. Schools outside the Free State can register interest and will be considered in Phase 2 expansion.