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MACGYVER WORKSHOPS

Gap Year Odyssey:

Do you ever wish you had a few of MacGyvers’ skills?

 

Are you confident in towing a skier? Could you install your own washing machine? Have you ever welded a braai stand? Repaired your own surfboard? Or wired a light fitting? More than 95% of people contract other people to do these tasks. The Gap Year Odyssey program will teach you all these skills and hundreds more through hands-on workshops. These essential skills will be invaluable for the rest of your life (not to mention help you survive a zombie apocalypse). You will be left with confidence in your ability to make a plan and not have to rely on someone else. The experiential learning includes an introduction to all the technical equipment and skills with practical applications:

  • Deck-hand and Boating (Preparation for Working on Yachts – Boat Launching, Handling & Loading,

      Towing a Skier, Engine Trouble Shooting and Practical Skipper Hours)

  • Workshop Best Practice (Layout, Safety, Housekeeping, Tools & Equipment Repair)

  • Welding (Safety, Joints, Machines, Faults, Tools, Materials and Types – MIG, TIG, Stick, and Gas)

  • Mechanics (Vehicle Fundamentals, Servicing, Trouble Shooting, Maintenance, and Parts)

  • Knife-Making (Handcraft a Knife Using The Ancient Art of Blacksmithing)

  • Sewing & Tooling (Industrial and Domestic Machines, Repairs, Hand-Sewing and Leatherwork)

  • Plumbing (Installation, Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Working with Copper and Plastic Piping)

  • Building (Introduction to Drawing, Measuring, Cost Estimations, Planning, and Bricklaying)

  • Carpentry (Reading Plans, Marking Out, Use of Hand and Power Tools To Complete a Project)

  • Electrics (Installing Plugs, Fuses, Lights & Sockets; Maintaining & Trouble Shooting 220V & 12V Wiring)


MasterClass:

Do you wish you knew how to fix your own bike, dock a boat? Repair a surfboard? trouble-shoot a gas geyser? or service your own paintball gun? These and other super-useful skills will be taught in Workshops through practical hands-on workshops. Modules include an introduction in the following:

  • Deck-hand and Boating (Preparation For Working on Yachts – Boat Launching, Handling & Loading, Towing a Skier, Engine Trouble Shooting and Practical Skipper Hours)

  • Workshop Best Practice

  • Workshop Safety & Housekeeping

  • Introduction To Gas, Welding, and Carpentry Workshops And Equipment (This Is Just An Introductory Course, And More Detail And Practical Applications Of Modules Will Be Covered In The Gap Year Odyssey Program.)

  • Basic Equipment Repair including BMX, Paintball, and Surfboards

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