TalentProjX NPO 

Gap Year Programme 


8 weeks of Social Impact, Nature, 

and Adventure 

Accelerate your talent by learning team work and problem solving. Learn and work alongside South Africans to design and implement solutions for some of the challenges they face in their communities.

TalentProjX is a non-profit organisation registered and operating in South Africa. We arrange for gap year students to join our courses. Your attendance adds diversity to our teams and helps us to provide our flagship course to the talented South Africans who need it. This website is designed to help gap year students to make a well informed decision about joining TalentProjX's gap year programme. Feel free to visit www.talentprojx.co.za for more information about TalentProjX NPC's other activities.

Why choose us?

We deliver a safe, impactful, authentic, self development experience; with a ton of adventure, fun, and learning thrown in.


Impact from day one

You will learn and work with a class of motivated entrepreneurs. We select talented young South Africans who want to make a difference to their lives and communities.

Nature understanding

14 intense days of unforgettable learning and observation of wild animals in their wilderness environment.

Entrepreneur experience and skills

You will learn and use Silicon Valley style problem solving and team working skills every day.

Language and culture

If English is a second language for you, build your confidence and skill.

This is a rich cultural experience. You will have the privilege of learning and  working with real South Africans on some of the problems that they face in their lives. 

You will learn to see life through their eyes and they will learn to see life through yours.

TalentProjX is a talent accelerator

TalentProjX is a Talent Accelerator. Our flagship course is a four week Entrepreneurship Development Course designed for talented young South Africans from underprivileged communities. 

For our Gap Year Package, we invite selected Gap Year students (with the necessary motivation and independence) to join us. We expect you to fully participate. By doing so you will  accelerate your own talent whilst generating positive impact in the communities that we serve. 


Testimonials

Amandine Part 1

Why TalentProjX, programme highlights, changes in me

Amandine Part 2

Personal development, the future, who the programme suits.

Amandine Part 3

Her roadtrip, TalentProjX course, Safety and Security, paying for it.

Khayalethu

Lebogang

Our options for you

Curated experience

Our all in one package. Our selection of best experiences in South Africa:

2 week Road Trip: An epic 2,392 km road trip over 14 days.

4 week TalentProjX course: Fully immerse yourself in our flagship Entrepreneurship Development Course in Johannesburg.

2 week Nature and Safari Guiding: Learn about wilderness and wild things amidst the African flora and fauna. 

Course only, build your own

Your flexible option; you are responsible for your plans.

Perhaps you already know South Africa or want to focus on a particular activity like climbing in the Cederberg, scuba diving in Sodwana Bay, or your private pilot's licence in Johannesburg?

You join for the TalentProjX course only. We look after you during the four weeks of the course. Otherwise you are free to devise your own adventure. 

We can give you advice, before and during your trip, should you need it.

How it works

Your safety is our first concern. South Africa has different rules and ways of doing things. We want to ensure that you navigate this environment in a safe way and don't have any surprising lessons. We also want you to be independent, make your own decisions and take accountability for yourself and your actions. We believe that we can achieve these two important objectives by selecting to engage in activities in safe areas, designing the activities to reduce risk, maintaining safety standards to EU levels, and finally ensuring that you understand the environments that you will operate in and act in an appropriate way. 

Things work differently in South Africa. The majority of the population is very poor. As in all countries on the planet, a small portion of the population have decided to choose crime as their best economic option. That means there are always individuals and teams looking for opportunities to take advantage of naive or vulnerable people. It is easy to be safe in South Africa and it is also easy to make bad decisions and end up in harms way. We will give you extensive advice before arrival and once you arrive about how to stay safe.

Application process

1 Research and compare

2 Fill in our application form

3 Book dates and pay

Our team

Robert Lorriman, Founder and Executive Director of TalentProjX NPC.

Robert spent 13 years in the British Army. He was an infantry officer in the Welsh Guards where among other things he trained and mentored hundreds of soldiers, often from underprivileged backgrounds, additionally he led an independent leadership training academy preparing hundreds of young talent for promotion into more senior roles. Robert left the army in 2008 to try his hand at strategy and business. He did this via an INSEAD MBA and a stint at McKinsey & Co., in London. Roles in strategy, sales and startups have followed. One of these brought him to South Africa. He has fallen in love with South Africa for the warmth of its diverse peoples, its magnificent landscapes, and the richness of its flora and fauna. South Africa is Robert’s adopted home.

Katiso Lekeno, Chief Instructor and lead facilitator Kwa Thema district, Gauteng.


Katiso is a committed social entrepreneur. Before joining TalentProjX, he founded and managed a non-profit organisation helping primary and secondary students with their academic struggles.

He has a background in hospitality and sales which inform both his approach to interacting with and understanding customers as well as the commercial imperative driving his entrepreneurship. 

Ofentse Ntsane, Start up manager and lead facilitator Langa, Western Cape.


Tebogo Mtshali, Deputy facilitator Kwa Thema District, Gauteng.

Hope Mosehla, Lead facilitator elect for Limpopo.


Mohammed Fazel-Ellahi, Chief Instructor Nature Guide Introduction Course, Hoedspruit, Limpopo.