Work-Integrated Learning Cohort Collaboration
BUILD YOUR FUTURE

Proof of capability, generated by the work itself.

Twelve months of real work on real ventures, building the self-awareness and skills to launch your own company. Persona profiling, team delivery boards and mentor-scored evidence, through your institution or direct.

Discover→Develop→Deploy
TM

Evidence portfolio

Thandi M.

Cohort 2026 · Full-stack track · Meridian

VERIFIED
Software development (SFIA PROG)78%
Analytical thinking (WEF)84%
Collaboration & teamwork91%
Client communication66%

Build onboarding API for Brief #14

Team Orion · approved by mentor · rubric 4.4 / 5

Checked in 08:57 · GPS recorded · 142 days logged
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12-months

Fully remote

4 Persona Instruments

The foundation for self-awareness

SFIA + WEF

Skill taxonomies behind every score

Scored across 26 Roles

Incl. Management, Structure and Culture fit

BUILT FOR EVERYONE

For WIL & CIS Directors

Run a WIL cohort, or fund a business venture, without chasing spreadsheets.

Import your student roster once, then watch attendance, delivery and capability build automatically, with exports your accreditation and funding reports can actually use. Every intern builds toward launching a company of their own.

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  • Bulk roster import with invite links and duplicate detection
  • GPS-stamped check-in / check-out and leave workflow with documents
  • Dashboards plus CSV and XLSX evidence exports per student

How a cohort runs

From a roster spreadsheet to a scored portfolio, in five moves.

01

Import the cohort

Admins upload the roster; accounts and invites are generated in one pass.

02

Profile and gate

Interns submit all four persona instruments before any work is visible. Submitted once, then locked.

03

Form the teams

Auto-split balances every team across role tracks so a team spans multiple delivery phases.

04

Publish a brief

A brief generates the team's tickets. Work moves across the board from pool to submitted.

05

Score the evidence

Mentors evaluate against a rubric and attribute the score to the contributors who actually did the work.

The Sirius Dream frame

Phase 01

Discover

Structured 12-month cohorts, persona profiling across Big Five, DISC, MBTI and Enneagram, and finding the venture that fits how you are actually wired.

Phase 02

Develop

Briefs generate real tickets on a team board. Mentors approve time and leave, then score delivery against a rubric anchored to submitted work.

Phase 03

Deploy

Launch your business, or open a branded public profile for employers and investors. Proof of capability, not testimonials.

Real ventures, real roles

Every product moves through six stages and every stage has interns in named roles.

DISCOVER

01
Business AnalystProduct ManagerEnterprise ArchitectManagement Accounting

Develop

02
Scrum MasterFront / Back / Full-stackSoftware EngineerProduct OwnerCloud Admin

Deploy

03
Cloud EngineerDevOps Engineer

Market

04
Social Media MarketerGraphic DesignerUI/UX DesignerWeb DesignerContent Creator

Sell

05
New Business ConsultantSales Consultant

SCALE

06
Finance AdminAccount ManagerIT SupportOffice Support

Your 12 Month Journey

Everything you need to know before you apply.

Sirius Dream reviews every application against the minimum requirements, including confirming you have a reliable device and stable internet connection. The programme is fully remote, and Sirius Dream does not provide equipment or connectivity, so this is essential.

No. Selection isn't about picking the highest skill level or strongest qualifications alone. We select for skill complementarity across the applicant pool, building cohorts where different strengths reinforce each other.

All applicants are notified of the outcome, whether successful or invited to apply again when the next round opens.

You're loaded onto Lumina, our platform, you'll complete your persona assessments and log your results on the platform. This is a critical benchmarking milestone. Everyone thinks, works and communicates differently, so you start from your own baseline and build your score from there over 12 months.

No, it's not a traditional grade. Your score builds through daily check-ins, submitting tickets on time, and delivering technically accurate, functioning work. It's a scoring algorithm Sirius Dream has developed over years of running the programme.

No. A mentor or coach places you on a team and adds a project brief to your team's Kanban board, which also links to the platform where you, your team and Sirius Dream's fractional exco team communicate.

Over 12 months, your team works toward completing your brief, shaping it into a go-to-market, launch-ready company and product.

No. Producing quality work also takes the ability to thrive in an industrious, positive environment with different kinds of people. Our exco team delivers self and situational awareness sessions to equip you with the tools to run a company and work with others.

You log in through Lumina, which records your GPS location and timestamp. You join your team's meeting room to discuss the day's tickets, follow up on correspondence and meetings, spend an hour upskilling through our curriculum, and then work through your ticket deliverables.

Coaches and mentors issue one ticket every two weeks, accounting for public and educational holidays. Submitted work is reviewed and either approved or returned for revision. That's the cycle throughout the programme.

Log your leave on the platform. This protects your reliability score.

Sirius Dream walks every step with you, so by month 12, you and your team are ready to launch and scale your company.

This is entirely acceptable. Sirius Dream has made provision for this while building Lumina. It is ideal as a Work Integrated Learning programme that can meet the requirements of your institution or employer. The profile you build and the products you develop are incredibly valuable additions to your CV when applying for jobs.

With years of experience starting and scaling businesses, Sirius Dream acts as your fractional exco team, guiding you through the complexities of building a business.

Fees & Terms

What it costs, and what you're agreeing to.

The programme costs R29 988 in total. You can pay this in full and upfront, or through a subscription link that deducts R2 499 per month for 12 months, or a 6-month payment plan at R4 998 per month. You are required to accept and agree to your chosen payment terms in order to continue within the programme.

A failed payment results in offboarding from all platforms, including Lumina, until the account is brought current.

You are required to settle the outstanding balance on your account regardless of whether you complete the 12 months. If you're on a payment plan, you remain fully liable for the remaining instalments until the total amount is settled.

Sirius Dream builds and staffs each cohort around a fixed cost per cycle, mentors, coaches and platform capacity are committed from day one. The total programme cost reflects that commitment, not a month-to-month service you can pause.

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