Alladin Learning Solutions
Alladin Learning Solutions at a glance
Alladin Learning Solutions (ALS) is a registered Non-Profit Company (2017/035/380) and Public Benefit Organisation (930070596) dedicated to unlocking the full potential of South Africa’s early childhood and education sectors. We design and implement innovative, evidence-based solutions that address the systemic challenges facing schools, communities, and ECD centres — including critical human resource shortages and material constraints.
Our programs and solutions are developed by a multidisciplinary team of qualified child development experts and community development practitioners, drawing on extensive fieldwork, research, and best practice models. Each intervention is tailored to the specific needs of local contexts, ensuring that our work is impactful, sustainable, and scalable.
With a proven track record in skills development, capacity-building, and early years education, ALS offers corporate partners a powerful opportunity to drive measurable social impact, aligned with national skills development goals, and long-term community upliftment.
As a Section 18A-approved organisation, all financial contributions to ALS are tax-deductible, offering our partners a meaningful social return and financial benefit.
Join us in shaping a more equitable and prosperous South Africa — one learner, one teacher, and one community at a time.
ALS Programs & Solutions
Alladin Learning Solutions designs and implements bespoke ECD and early education programmes across different provinces in South Africa.
NQF 4 ECD Practitioner Training
ALS is a SETA-accredited training provider (ETDP 011 288) and has historically qualified ECD practitioners through the Level 4 Further Education and Training Certificate in ECD (SAQA ID: 58761) under ETDP SETA. In line with the national shift in skills development, ALS now offers the QCTO-accredited Level 4 Occupational Certificate: Early Childhood Development Practitioner (SAQA ID: 97542, 131 credits). This comprehensive qualification includes three integrated components: knowledge/theory modules, practical training, and structured workplace experience, equipping untrained practitioners with the competencies required to deliver quality early learning in diverse South African contexts.
CSR/CSI Initiatives
At ALS, we believe in the importance of corporate social responsibility and investment. We have proudly partnered with prominent corporates such as Growthpoint Properties, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and Isibindi Africa. Our commitment extends to positively contributing to skills development and education, all while maximizing potential tax deductions for our partners. Together, we can make a meaningful impact in disadvantaged communities.
PBO Number: 930070596
ECD Practitioner Mentorship and Training
ALS has designed a focused, unaccredited ECD Practitioner short course that covers essential child development knowledge and classroom management strategies. The training is aligned to key methodologies such as learning through play and the National Curriculum Framework, ensuring relevance and practicality. It includes comprehensive mentoring, classroom observations, and structured feedback to support continuous improvement. This hands-on training is often complemented by ALS ECD Resource Packs, which equip centres with materials tailored to support all areas of child development — physical, cognitive, linguistic, and socio-emotional.
Early Years Resource Packs
ALS Resource Packs form an integral part of all our programs, supporting the effective transfer of training into real-life classroom environments. Designed to align with the CAPS curriculum for Foundation Phase and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) for ECD, these resources help educators implement learning through play methodologies with confidence and impact.
Each Foundation Phase Resource Pack includes 10–15 low-cost, locally made Mathematics or EFAL resources, to support interactive learning. Our ECD Resource Packs provide a wide range of tools to stimulate cognitive, physical, social, and linguistic development in young children. By pairing these materials with targeted training and mentoring, ALS ensures that educators are not only equipped with the skills and knowledge, but also the tools and confidence to deliver quality, play-based learning experiences.
Parental Involvement Initiatives
ALS recognises the vital role of the home environment in reinforcing foundational learning. Our flagship parental involvement program, implemented in partnership with Anglo American South Africa (ASSA), reached over 1,400 households across four provinces and trained 138 parents in AASA mining communities. The program advocates for active parental engagement in both the home and school environments, strengthening the link between schools and households. By empowering parents with the tools, knowledge, resources and confidence to support early learning, we contribute directly to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes among young learners — creating a united approach to education from the classroom to the community at large.
Recent Achievements
At ALS, we believe that sustainable change begins with well trained and empowered educators. Here's how we have been working towards achieving this mandate:
10 ECD Practitioners Graduated
Ten students have successfully completed the Level 4 Early Childhood Development Further Education and Training Certificate, equipping them with the professional tools to lead in the ECD sector. These graduates are now qualified to nurture foundational learning and development in early years — impacting hundreds of children in underserved communities.
20 Women and Youth on the Path to Professionalisation
Twenty women and youth are currently enrolled in the QCTO-accredited Level 4 Occupational Certificate in Early Childhood Development. This rigorous, work-integrated learning programme is building a new generation of ECD professionals committed to quality, contextually relevant early learning experiences.
171 Foundation Phase Teachers Empowered Across 20 Schools
In partnership with Mr Price Foundation, ALS is actively supporting 20 primary schools through our Foundation Phase Teacher Development Programme, with a focus on Learning Through Play methodologies. We’ve reached and supported 171 teachers from Grade R to Grade 3, enabling them to create engaged and interactive lessons.
"Thank you for creating a positive and engaging learning environment. Your dedication to helping us grow is evident in everything you do. I'm grateful for the opportunity to have learned from you"
- Level 4 ECD Practitioner
"Your ideas, creativity and encouragement have truly made a difference in our planning process. Thanks to your help, we feel more confident and excited to implement engaging, meaningful and fun activities for our learners"
- ECD Practitioner (Mentorship and Training Candidate)
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We invite corporate sponsors, CSI partners, and philanthropic donors to join us in scaling our work — from empowering women and youth, to professionalising the ECD workforce, and normalising access to quality early learning across South Africa.