Paleon Training

Student Ambassador Programme · South Africa

Become a Paleon Training Student Ambassador

Help coursemates, friends and TVET college students find practical digital skills, and earn R60 for every friend who joins and pays for a course. Your friend gets R36 in airtime too.

R60
you earn per paid referral
R36
your friend's welcome reward
No limit
on how many friends you refer
R0
to join: no fee, no purchase needed

Course payments in South Africa open soon. Register now to get your code ready; rewards start once friends in South Africa can pay. Last reviewed: 30 October 2026 · Reward amounts on this page come straight from the live programme.

Earn and Rewards: the Paleon Ambassador guide · 1 min 26 s · captions on screen, so it works with the sound off

Help a friend learn a job-ready skill. Earn R60 when they do.

This 90-second guide shows exactly how Paleon Ambassadors earn. Share your personal code, and every person who joins with it and pays for a course in full earns you R60 in airtime, data or course credit. They get R36 airtime too.

  1. Register free and open Refer & earn. Your code is waiting.
  2. Share ready-made posts: free lessons, share cards, videos and flyers, all carrying your code.
  3. Get rewarded when their course is paid in full. They can start for just R247.
  • No cost to join and no sales targets
  • People you’ve never met count too, when they sign up from your group posts
  • Track who has joined, who has paid and what you’ve earned

Already registered? Open Refer & earn. Rewards are sent by the Paleon team within a few working days of a course being paid in full. Self-referrals and duplicate accounts don’t qualify. Full programme details.

Bring a friend. You both get rewarded.

Every Paleon student gets a personal referral code. Share it, and when someone joins and pays for a course, the reward goes both ways.

01
Share your code
It’s in your account under Refer & Earn. Send it to friends, coursemates or your class group, by WhatsApp or your personal invite link.
02
They join & pay
They enter your code when they register, then pay for a course, and earn a R36 welcome reward once their payment is confirmed.
03
You earn R60
As airtime, a data bundle, or credit towards your next course, your choice. No limit on how many friends you refer.

Rewards are issued by our team after your friend’s course payment is confirmed. Allow a few working days for airtime or data. Paleon Training builds your skills and employability; it doesn’t guarantee a job. Self-referrals and duplicate accounts don’t qualify, and we may adjust or end the programme at any time.

What a Paleon ambassador does

You're the person on campus, in your class group or in your group chats who points people to practical skills they can use, and who helps them try before they decide.

In practice that means three things:

Share

Share the free tools

The free 2-minute Career Match recommends a course, and the first lesson of every course is free to read with no account needed. Both are easy to share because they cost nothing.

Help

Help friends choose

Answer simple questions: which course fits Mining, Banking or Telecoms, how long it takes, that it's self-paced. For anything you're not sure about, send them to us on WhatsApp.

Refer

Refer the ones who are ready

When a friend decides to join, they sign up with your code. When their course is fully paid, you earn R60 and they earn R36 in airtime.

Who we're looking for

  • Final-year students and recent graduates at any university or TVET college in South Africa.
  • TVET college students and graduates, especially people active in their province’s graduate and job-seeker groups.
  • Department and faculty reps, student union officers, and club leads (tech, business, engineering, geography, environmental and safety societies).
  • Current and past Paleon students, who can talk about the courses first-hand.

What it costs

Nothing. You don't need to buy a course to become an ambassador. You only need a free Paleon Training account, which is where your personal code lives.

The best ambassadors are trusted and helpful rather than loud. Someone who shares once in the right group and answers questions honestly will refer more people than someone who posts everywhere.

Five practical courses, and two free ways to try them

CourseLengthGood for people aiming atTry it free
Cyber Security Fundamentals18 daysBanking, Telecoms, Mining (it has pathways for all three)First lesson
GIS and Drone Mapping9 daysMining, Infrastructure, EnvironmentFirst lesson
Digital Marketing8 daysRetail, Fintech, SMEsFirst lesson
HSE Fundamentals8 daysMining, ConstructionFirst lesson
AI & Machine Learning Fundamentals18 daysBanking, Mining, RetailFirst lesson
  • Self-paced: learners start any time after their payment is confirmed and study when it suits them.
  • Lifetime access to the course they buy.
  • Free Career Match: two questions (which industry, what kind of work), then an instant course recommendation. Try it yourself so you can describe it.
  • Fees are on each course page. Point friends there rather than quoting a price from memory.

Try at least one free lesson and the Career Match yourself before you start sharing. It's much easier to recommend something you've seen.

What you earn, and when

WhoRewardPaid asWhen
You, the ambassadorR60 per friendAirtime, a data bundle or Paleon course credit (your choice)After your friend's course is fully paid
Your friendR36 welcome rewardAirtimeAfter their course is fully paid

How it adds up

Friends who join and payYou earn
1 friendR60
5 friendsR300
10 friendsR600
  • No limit. You earn for every friend who joins and pays.
  • The welcome reward isn't a discount. Your friend pays the normal course fee, then receives R36 in airtime after their payment is confirmed. Please describe it that way.
  • Rewards are issued by the Paleon team once a payment is confirmed. Allow a few working days for airtime or data.
  • Choose your reward type (airtime, data or course credit) on your referral page. Airtime and data go to the phone number you save on that page, so make sure it's correct.

Get started in five steps

Step 1

Create your free account

Register at paleontraining.com/register. Use your own name and email. If you already have an account, log in.

Step 2

Get your code

Open paleontraining.com/refer/me. Your personal code (it starts with PLN) and invite link are there.

Step 3

Choose your reward

On the same page, pick airtime, data or course credit, and save the phone number your airtime or data should go to.

Step 4

Send us your code

Message your code, name and university (or province) to Paleon on WhatsApp, +44 7508 823495 (WhatsApp). We'll welcome you and send your personal share links.

Step 5

Try it, then share

Do the Career Match and read one free lesson yourself, then share using the messages below.

Where sharing works best

Status

Your WhatsApp Status

Low effort and it reaches everyone who has your number. Post once or twice a week with a different message each time.

Groups

Class, department and alumni groups

Only where the group allows it, and at most once a week per group. Ask the admin first if you're not sure.

1-to-1

Direct messages

The highest-converting channel. Message friends you know are job-hunting or unsure what to do after school.

In person

Conversations

After a lecture, in a study group, at a career event. Show the Career Match on your phone. It takes two minutes.

What to say, in one line

"There's a free 2-minute Career Match that tells you which skill fits Mining, Banking or Telecoms, and you can read the first lesson free before paying anything."

Copy, add your link, send

Replace the parts in [brackets] with your own links and code. Change the wording so it sounds like you.

WhatsApp Status

Not sure which skill to learn after school? 🤔
This free 2-minute Career Match picks one for you, and you can try the first lesson free 👇
[your Career Match link]

Group message

For anyone thinking about Mining, Banking or Telecoms: Paleon Training has a free Career Match (2 questions) and free first lessons in Cyber Security, Digital Marketing, GIS and HSE. No account needed to try.
[your free-lesson or Career Match link]
If you decide to join, use my code [PLN......] and you'll get R36 in airtime after your course is fully paid.

To a friend who's ready to join

Sign up with my link so my code is applied. You'll get R36 in airtime after your course is fully paid:
[your invite link]

To a friend who's unsure

No pressure at all, but read the first lesson before you decide. It's free and you don't need an account:
[your free-lesson link]
Tell me what you think.

Do this, not that

Do

  • Say "free first lesson" and "free Career Match".
  • Describe the friend's reward as R36 in airtime after their course is fully paid.
  • Share only where promotion is allowed, and respect group rules.
  • Send people to us on WhatsApp for questions you can't answer.
  • Be honest about what the courses are: practical, self-paced skills training.

Don't

  • Don't say "free course". Only the first lesson is free.
  • Don't call the welcome reward a discount or "R36 off". It's paid after payment.
  • Don't promise a job, placement or salary. Paleon builds skills and employability; it doesn't guarantee a job.
  • Don't spam: no repeated posts in the same group, no mass-adding people to groups.
  • Don't refer yourself or create extra accounts. Self-referrals and duplicate accounts don't qualify.
  • Don't pay or bribe people to sign up, or collect course fees on Paleon's behalf. Friends always pay Paleon directly.

A referral counts once, on the friend's first confirmed course payment. Referrals that break these rules may not qualify. We may adjust or end the programme at any time. See the Refer & Earn page and our Terms.

Everything is on your referral page

Log in and open paleontraining.com/refer/me to see:

  • Your code and invite link, with copy and share buttons.
  • Your numbers: friends invited, signed up, paid, and how much you've earned.
  • Your referrals: each friend who signed up with your code, their status, and their reward.
  • How you want to be paid: airtime, data or course credit.
  • Top ambassadors: the leaderboard of paid referrals.

A friend shows as "Joined — not paid yet" when they sign up with your code, and "Paid — reward earned" once their course is fully paid. Your reward then shows as awaiting payout until the Paleon team issues it.

A simple plan to start strong

Day 1

Set up

Create your account, get your code, choose your reward, and message us your code on WhatsApp.

Day 2

Try it yourself

Do the Career Match and read one free lesson, so you can describe them honestly.

Day 3

First Status post

Post the Career Match message on your WhatsApp Status.

Day 4–5

Five direct messages

Message five people you know are job-hunting or unsure what to learn. Personal messages work better than broadcasts.

Day 6

One group

Share once in a class, department or alumni group that allows it.

Day 7

Follow up

Reply to anyone who asked questions. Send your invite link to anyone who's ready to join.

What we cover when you join (about 30 minutes)

TimeTopicOn this page
0–5 minWelcome and introductions: your university or province, and the groups you're inWhat ambassadors do
5–10 minThe five courses, the Career Match and the free lessons, shown liveWhat you'll be sharing
10–15 minRewards: amounts, when they're paid, and how to describe the welcome rewardRewards
15–20 minSetting up together: account, code, reward preference, your personal linksHow to join, Your code and links
20–25 minHow to share, the message templates, and the rulesMessages, Rules
25–30 minYour first-week plan, and questionsYour first week, Questions

Have your phone with you on the call, logged in to your Paleon account, so we can set up your code together.

Frequently asked

Q1

Do I have to pay to become an ambassador?

No. You only need a free Paleon Training account. You don't have to buy a course.

Q2

How much do I earn?

R60 for every friend who signs up with your code and pays for a course, with no limit. You choose airtime, data or course credit.

Q3

When do I get paid?

After your friend's course is fully paid. The Paleon team issues rewards by hand, so allow a few working days for airtime or data.

Q4

What does my friend get?

A R36 welcome reward in airtime after their course is fully paid. It isn't a discount on the fee.

Q5

My friend signed up without my code. Can it be added?

No. Codes are entered at registration, so make sure friends use your invite link or type your code when they sign up.

Q6

Does a friend who only tries the free lesson count?

Not for a reward. A referral qualifies only when the friend signs up with your code and their course is fully paid. Free-lesson visits still help: many people try before they buy.

Q7

Can I refer myself or use a second account?

No. Self-referrals and duplicate accounts don't qualify.

Q8

Can I promise my friends a job?

No. Paleon Training builds practical skills and employability, but it doesn't guarantee a job, placement or salary. Please don't promise one.

Q9

Who do I contact with questions?

Message us on WhatsApp at +44 7508 823495 (WhatsApp) or email hello@paleontraining.com. Account problems: Support.