Resource and Training Organisation (RTO) Partners

Over the last four years, Ilifa developed partnerships with a group of RTOs who are in a position to implement strategies to impact the ECD sector significantly. Ilifa has partnerships with four RTOs, creating real-life examples that provide models for grassroots ECD innovations. Learn more

Partnership with Government

Partnerships with the government, which holds major responsibility for scaling up ECD services, is central to taking effective ECD models to scale. Ilifa is taking its findings from its RTO partnerships to the provincial level, signing a memorandum of understanding with North West Province to extend quality ECD services in the province. This, Ilifa’s first formalised government partnership, aims to set the standard for similar future partnerships. Learn more

Research Partners

Formative research is integral to evidence-based implementation of ECD models, and to the ongoing growth and development of Ilifa’s programmes. In order to develop scalable models, Ilifa seeks to deepen its knowledge of what works and what it costs, partnering with the nation’s foremost academic institutions to conduct, disseminate, and implement research. Learn more

Sector Development Partners

Ilifa is focused on the development of a strong, professional, and skilled cohort of ECD implementers in South Africa. Ilifa’s sector development partners are: 1) working to implement a leadership development programme for ECD managers; and 2) consulting on the development of a Level 4 curriculum for ECD practitioners, enabling more practitioners to earn their Further Education and Training Certificates. Learn more