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Fees and Funding

Free to join. NIBS Plus from R199 a month for the full catalogue. A formal qualification is R500 registration and R950 a month while enrolled. Organisations pay per learner seat, on request. Every price is confirmed with you in writing before you pay.

Membership

  • Free member

    R0

    NIBS Campus, the community, jobs, learnerships and opportunities, selected free courses with completion certificates, the Role Explorer and your Skills Passport.

  • NIBS Plus, monthly

    R199 a month

    The full skills catalogue, Skill Courses, Skill Sprints, Role Pathways, Workplace Lab practice, learning records, career centre and portfolio. Try it, or learn month by month.

  • NIBS Plus, 3 months

    R499 once

    The full skills catalogue, Skill Courses, Skill Sprints, Role Pathways, Workplace Lab practice, learning records, career centre and portfolio. One Role Pathway, done properly.

  • NIBS Plus, 6 months

    R899 once

    The full skills catalogue, Skill Courses, Skill Sprints, Role Pathways, Workplace Lab practice, learning records, career centre and portfolio. A pathway and the skills around it.

  • NIBS Plus, annual

    R1,499 a year

    The full skills catalogue, Skill Courses, Skill Sprints, Role Pathways, Workplace Lab practice, learning records, career centre and portfolio. Keep learning all year.

Choose a plan

Formal qualifications

A registered occupational qualification is a separate programme with its own registration, tuition and assessment. NIBS Plus is included while you are enrolled; NIBS Plus on its own never includes a qualification.

  • Registration

    R500

    Once, when your place is confirmed.

  • Tuition

    R950

    A month, for the duration of the qualification. NIBS Plus is included while you are enrolled.

Qualification fees apply only to qualifications NIBS is confirmed to deliver; none is open for enrolment until its accreditation status is confirmed. Duration and the exact monthly count are published per qualification.

Priced separately

Lessons and practice tasks scale, so NIBS Plus stays affordable. The things that need a person are priced on their own, and always confirmed before you commit.

Portfolio assessment for a NIBS credential
A facilitator assesses your Workplace Lab portfolio against the NIBS standard. Fee per pathway, confirmed before you submit.
Professional verification
Where a professional body or employer needs a verified record beyond the Skills Passport.
Formal qualification
Registration and tuition, see above. Never included in NIBS Plus.
External certification exams
Vendor or professional-body exams are paid to the examining body.
Organisations
Learner licences, managed cohorts and formal programmes are priced per seat, on request. Request organisational pricing.
e-Learning Cafes
Use of a centre for free courses is intended to be free. Any centre charges are stated per centre.
Refunds
A refund policy is published on the Policies page before any fee is charged.

How to pay

  • CardVisa or Mastercard through Paystack. Monthly renews on your card; prepaid plans are charged once.
  • Instant EFTPay from your bank through Paystack.
  • Pay@Pay online with the Pay@ link, or in cash at shops such as Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers and Pep. Access opens when the payment is confirmed.Coming with launch
  • Bank transferTransfer with your order reference; access opens when NIBS confirms the payment.

Sponsored and organisation-funded

Where an employer, sponsor or funder pays for a learner or a cohort, the learner does not go through checkout at all. The organisation receives the seats and assigns them.

Funding routes
Self-funded, employer sponsored, funding applications, bursaries and other sponsors. Tell us which applies and admissions will guide you.
Questions
Contact NIBS about fees or sponsorship.