SOUTHERN AND EAST AFRICA
IN-PERSON GROUP LEARNING - INTERACTIVE REAL-TIME COURSES

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Mushroom Cultivation Courses In-Person Group Learning

Mushroom Cultivation Courses In-Person Group Learning

The following five courses (see table below) are available:

  1. Entrepreneurial
    Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation
  2. Semi-Commercial
    Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing
  3. Commercial
    Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing and Business Planning
    including the Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator to the value of R 1932 / € 155 EURO
  4. Industrial
    Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing and Business Planning + Operational Management System Design
    including the Mushroom Cultivation Business and Marketing Secrecies e-Book to the value of R 1863 / € 150 EURO as well as the Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator and Mushroom Business Design Guide to the value of R 3864 / € 310 EURO
  5. Refresher
    Skills Renewal + Mushroom Cultivation Case Studies + Latest Developments
    Highly customised to your requirements

Comparison of gourmet mushroom cultivation course levels via In-person Group Learning

 

 

Gourmet Mushroom Cultivation Courses
In-person Group Learning

Real-time (boardroom) training = e-Learning modules / software / books + In-person Group sessions

Group training quotation
Minimum number of participants applies

Price structure per group
SADC member rate in ZAR / Non-SADC rate in EURO

Entrepreneurial
 

3 modules +
6 x hour
(1 day)
in-person
training

Minimum 15 participants

R 9 999 /
€ 800 pp

@ R 149 985 /
€ 12 000

Semi-Commercial
 

5 modules +
6 x hour
(1 day)
in-person training

Minimum 15 participants

R 10 999 /
€ 880 pp

@ R 164 985 /
€ 13 200

Commercial
 

10 modules +
12 x hour
(2 days)
in-person training +
Calculator
 
Minimum 11 participants

R 15 999 /
€ 1 280 pp

@ R 175 989 /
€ 14 080

Industrial
 

10 modules +
12 x hour
(2 days)
in person training +
Calculator +
Design Guide + Secrecies Book

Minimum 9 participants

R20 999 /
€ 1 680 pp

@ R 188 991 /
€ 15 120

Refresher
 

3 modules +
6 x hour
(1 day)
in-person training

Minimum 15 participants

R 9 999 /
€ 800 pp

@ R 149 985 /
€ 12 000

Focus areas

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Substrates

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Cropping

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Marketing

 

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Business Plans

 

 

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Operations

 

 

 

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Case Studies

 

 

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Problem Solving

 

 

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Business Rescue

 

 

 

 

 

Books and Software

Design Calculator 1

 

 

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Design Guide 2

 

 

 

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Secrecies Book 3

 

 

 

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Design System 4

 

 

 

 

 

1 Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator
2 Mushroom Business Design Guide e-book
3 Mushroom Cultivation, Business and Marketing Secrecies e-book
4 Business Plan and Operational Management Design System

PLATFORM

  • Modules via e-mail (attached PDF, XLSX and JPG documents), followed by in-person real-time group learning sessions

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Ability to receive and send e-mail
  • Preferably an e-mail address where size limitation is not a barrier (minimum 25 Mb) e.g. gmail.com or yahoo.com 

GROUP TRAINING COURSE SPECIFICS

  • Ability to attend training in Cape Town or Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Quoted group training fee to include course modules / software / books in electronic format as well as tuition and refreshments during the duration of the course
  • Quoted group training fee to exclude travel, accommodation, meals and subsistence expenses related to the attendees
  • Quoted group training fee based on the minimum number of course participants (9, 11 or 15), depending on the course level
  • Additional participants (exceeding the minimum number of participants) to be added to the quoted group training fee at price structure as indicated per person
  • Full pre-payment or order number (state departments) required six weeks in advance
  • In-person group training registration only open to authorised coordinators representing a company, organisation or department

HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT CURRENCY

Each course has two different rates, the

  1. Discounted SADC member rate as listed in ZAR (South African Rand) and the
  2. International non-SADC rate as stated in EURO

Discounted SADC member rate as listed in ZAR
Participants from SADC countries www.sadc.int/member-states qualify for the discounted rate as listed in ZAR (South African Rand), but ONLY when paid in ZAR, either directly via

  • Manual EFT
  • Instant EFT by Payfast, or the
  • Payfast payment gateway

International non-SADC rate as stated in EURO
Participants from non-SADC countries should use the secure PayPal gateway to pay the rate as stated in EURO, either directly via

  • PayPal, or the
  • PayPal debit / credit card options (PayPal account is not a prerequisite to these card payments)

What are the advantages of In-Person Group Learning?

  • Encourages real-time interaction
  • The ability to select own course date(s)
  • Suited for those with social and aurial personalities
  • All information in clear and easy to understand modules via e-mail (attached PDF, XLSX and JPG documents), followed by in-person real-time group training

What are the disadvantages of In-Person Group Learning?

  • Additional expenses related to the attendees e.g. travelling, accommodation, meals and subsistence
  • Less cost-effective when compared to the Virtual Learning method of training

Why registering for a course at the Academy?

  • You are dealing with experienced mushroom specialists, in other words, professionals who completed post graduate degrees at universities, worked at research institutes and served the private industries over years 
  • Mushroom cultivation is a field of specialisation. We also recommend you complete the training before spending on infrastructure you will probably not need 
  • Value for money. A surprisingly high number of spawn, cultivating and so-called mushroom guru workshops and courses are run by amateurs. Training should preferably be left to the professionals. Unless you want to be a mushroom hobbyist

Please note:

In-person group training registration is NOT available to individuals. Unless part of an organised group, you are advised to select either the e-Learning or the Virtual Learning method of training

Please select a course:

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ENTREPRENEURIAL:
Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation

R 149 985 | € 12 000 In-Person Group Learning based on minimum attendees

Mushroom cultivation for supply to organic and farmers markets. Focus will be on the range of oyster mushroom species, some of which are cultivated at room temperature. Thus no need to have expensive structures or complicated climate control systems.

SEMI-COMMERCIAL:
Substrate Design + Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing

R 164 985 | € 13 200 In-Person Group Learning based on minimum attendees

Mushroom cultivation for supply to specialty food service distributors. Focus will include shiitake bag cultivation, which is a bit more challenging and complicated as you would probably need facilities to cool down. Unless you want to follow the traditional shiitake log cultivation method. Shiitake is sought after, in both fresh and dried form.

The entire range of oyster mushroom species will also be discussed, some of which are cultivated at room temperature. Unless cultivating the king oyster or other winter oyster strains, there is no need to have expensive structures or complicated climate control systems.

COMMERCIAL:
Substrate Design and Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing and Business Planning

R 175 989 | € 14 080 In-Person Group Learning based on minimum attendees

Mushroom cultivation for supply to broad spectrum food service distributors. Focus will be on the commercial technology to cultivate a range of gourmet / exotic / specialty / medicinal mushroom species with emphasis on substrate design, specialised cultivation and climate control requirements as well as business plan information. Also included is the sought-after Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator to the value of R 1932 / € 155 EURO. Although a commercial setup might be costly, the outcome will be extremely profitable.

Priority will be given to shiitake, enoki, nameko, pioppino, lion’s mane and shimeji cultivation, which is a bit more challenging and complicated as you probably would need facilities to cool down. Shiitake is sought after in both fresh and dried form, whereas the others are mainly cultivated for the fresh market.

The entire range of oyster mushroom species will also be discussed, some of which are cultivated at room temperature. Unless cultivating the king oyster or other winter oyster strains, there is no need to have expensive structures or complicated climate control systems.

INDUSTRIAL:
Substrate Design and Mushroom Cultivation + Marketing and Business Planning and Operational Management System Design

R 188 991 | € 15 120 In-Person Group Learning based on minimum attendees

Mushroom cultivation for supply to wholesale food service distributors. Focus will be on the industrial technology to cultivate the entire range of 60-100 gourmet / exotic / specialty / medicinal mushroom species with emphasis on substrate design, specialised cultivation and climate control requirements, business and marketing plan information as well as operational management. Also included is the Mushroom Cultivation Business and Marketing Secrecies e-book as well as the sought-after Mushroom Substrate Design Calculator and Mushroom Business Design Guide to the combined value of R 5727 / € 460 EURO. Where needed, Business Plan and Operational Management Design System software is available as an additional option.

Priority will be given to shiitake, enoki, nameko, pioppino, lion’s mane and shimeji cultivation, which is a bit more challenging and complicated as you probably would need facilities to cool down. Shiitake is sought after in both fresh and dried form, whereas the others are mainly cultivated for the fresh market.

The entire range of oyster mushroom species will also be discussed, some of which are cultivated at room temperature. Unless cultivating the king oyster or other winter oyster strains, there is no need to have expensive structures or complicated climate control systems.

REFRESHER:
Skills Renewal + Mushroom Cultivation Case Studies + Latest Developments

R 149 985 | € 12 000 In-Person Group Learning based on minimum attendees

Mushroom cultivation in need for a kickstart or upscaling. You have completed one of our mushroom cultivation courses and are either cultivating on the sideline or life got in the way and you never really got to the cultivation stage. You now find it challenging to remember some of the detail and / or are uncertain how to approach some of the cultivation-related processes. The refresher course will put you on track. In addition, critical evaluation of video-based cultivation case studies from different parts of the globe will take you on an international roadshow and will enable you to distinquish the rights from the wrongs. Futhermore, you will be exposed to the latest cultivation-related developments. The refresher course will be customised according to your own requirements.

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