REGENT Business School’s iLeadLAB is the Employability unit of the institution, aimed at empowering its students with core skills and competencies to creatively bridge the gap between education and the demands of the 21st century workplace. It is a direct response to the accelerated pace of global technological transformation.
The iLeadLAB also guides learners to realize their individual aspirations and ignite their entrepreneurial spirit. The courses enhance the employment opportunities of students, creating a robust platform for upcoming entrepreneurs.
Discover this unique makerspace
Digital advancements, breakthroughs, and pioneering developments are happening quickly, plunging the global workplace into a space where it’s no longer enough to effectively play by the rules. As such, graduates must boldly innovate and step-change to remain relevant in dynamic, digitally driven environments, which is what the iLeadLAB sets out to help them achieve.
This creative space offers courses to students to develop ideas and learn to produce anything. Using open source technology and rapid prototyping tools, and through creative thinking, flexible problem solving, collaboration and innovation, students gain critical work readiness skills to enable them to be successful in work and life.
The iLeadLAB also guides learners to realize their individual aspirations and ignite their entrepreneurial spirit. The courses enhance the employment opportunities of students, creating a robust platform for upcoming entrepreneurs.
Benefits of iLeadLAB
Employability & Work Readiness Skills
Aims to equip the for the world of work with skills and opportunities to place them in an advantageous position over their peers. These skills include workplace etiquette for the 21st century work environment.
Education – 21st Century Skills
The iLeadLAB aims to equip students with employability skills using interactive technology. These skills are further enhanced with Higher Order Thinking Skills such as collaboration, research, communication and technological skills, as well as design, critical and creative thinking, self-evaluation and self-management.
Entrepreneurship
Initiatives are geared towards providing students with skills to become pioneers, innovators, leaders and inventors. These courses aim to put students at the forefront of business in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, allowing students to pursue their entrepreneurial ventures.
Student success
Vuyani Mbongiseni Dlamini
There are limitless opportunities – The ability to create anything our minds conceive can be brought to life through laser cutting and 3D Printing. The first day was quite interesting as we got to meet new people from different walks of life, who want to better themselves and solve problems we experience as Africans in the African Continent. The program needs to be communicated to the masses, I am just in awe of a program of this caliber and nature. The presenters are excellent, passionate and function well in a multicultural audience
Amanda Mhlongo
Amanda Mhlongo came through as a student to study at REGENT Business School as part of an NPO backed training program. As part of her studies, she was introduced to Laser Cutting at the iLeadLAB. Within a short space of time Amanda familiarized herself with the use of the laser cutter and realized the potential this technology may offer to her to generate an income and perhaps even start a small business. She used her time at the iLeadLAB constructively and produced her first batch of personalized keyrings for her new clients. She went on to sell these keyrings for an excellent profit (>300%). Amanda then went on to design and produce a further batch of keyrings which she sold just as successfully. Under the guidance of Sizwe Madikizela, a technician based at the iLeadLAB, Amanda has since started furthering her knowledge about laser cutting and exploring newer software for design purposes in the hope of providing a greater variety of products for sale.