1. Overview

    2. Schools

         Discipleship Training

         School of the Bible

    3. Dates

    4. Costs

    5. Application

        Application Form (PDF)

  Training

1. Overview

The University of the Nations motive is to touch the lives of people in need of God’s touch so that they may serve others, in order that they might improve. It is a Great Commission university, designed to multiply missionaries to be salt and light in the world for the Kingdom of God.

2. School

Discipleship Training School (DTS)

Course description:
The DTS is an intensive Christian training course beginning with a 12 week lecture or teaching phase followed by a typical 8 to 12 week practical field assignment. The DTS is designed to encourage students in personal character development, cultivating a living relationship with God and identifying their unique individual gifts and callings in God. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout the course, preparing the students to reach current and future generations and answer the call to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations.” (Mark 16:15, Matt 28:19).

The curriculum includes the following:

• God’s nature and character: encountering God,
• God’s intention for individuals, peoples and nations: seeing all of life from God’s perspective,
• God’s redemption – sin and the Cross: recognizing Jesus as Lord,
• God’s family – His children and His Church: becoming more like Jesus,
• God’s world – His call and commission: doing the works of Jesus, and
• YWAM – a response to God: knowing God and making Him known.

(12 credits will be given for this course, in the UofN, with the satisfactory completion of the outreach phase)

As a second phase of the DTS, specially organized teams are sent out for 8 to 12 weeks of evangelism in cross-cultural situations. The emphasis is on the application of principles taught in the DTS lecture phase coupled with teaching on evangelism concepts and practices equipping students to share their faith using a variety of means. Special assignments are given during this course.

Purpose of the DTS:

1. To GATHER and CHALLENGE people to worship, listen to and obey God, releasing them (in the context of the DTS) to serve through evangelism, intercession, acts of compassion and other expressions of God's heart for the world, possibly even pioneering new ministries.
2. To INSPIRE and CULTIVATE growth in one's relationship with God resulting in Christ like character, which is based on a solid Biblical foundation, the work of the Holy Spirit and the personal application of Biblical truth, especially concerning God's Character, the Cross and empowering Grace.
3. To SHARPEN one's ability to relate to, learn from and work with people, including those of different cultures, personalities and perspectives.
4. To further EQUIP each one to serve God's purposes either in or outside of YWAM Family of Ministries, strengthening a commitment to reach the lost, especially the unreached, to care for the poor, and to influence all areas of society.
5. To IMPART the vision and foundational values of Youth With A Mission International as well as that of the host operating location and to provide information regarding a variety of opportunities for service.

3. Dates

Discipleship Training School -
4th Quarter 2008 - 3 October
1st Quarter 2009 - 9 January
4th Quarter 2009 - 25 September

Bible Core Course (BCC) -
19 June 2009

Extreme Adventure DTS 2009 -
9 January - 4 June 2009
... Read More here

4. Costs

Application Costs

A non-refundable Application fee of R150 singles and R250 for couples who are South African residents (US$40 for singles and US$60 for couples applying from outside South Africa) is to be forwarded with the application. Your application cannot be processed without it.

Costs of all schools per person per quarter

Food, lodging, and tuition for each quarter (3 months) costs as follows (based on the Per Capita Income of the nation in which the student has citizenship):

FOR 2008 Category A: First World Nations, e.g. the North American, European Union, and Australasian (including Japan) nations will pay R13000 (Thirteen thousand Rand)
Category B: Second World nations, e.g. the G 22 group (including Nigeria, South Africa, Russia, Malaysia, Brazil, Korea etc.) will pay R8500 (Eight thousand, five hundred Rand)
Category C: Third World nations, e.g. India, Malawi, Kenya, Ghana and South Africans coming from a third world environment (previously disadvantaged communities) will pay R5000 (five thousand Rand).

• Spouse not attending a school - R5000
• Children under two years - FREE
• Children 2-6 years - R2000
• Children 7- 17 years - R3500
• Youth over 17 years - R5000
• Airport collection fee (if required) - R600.00
• Bus collection fee (Estcourt/Ladysmith) - R125.00
• Nanny attending the children - R5000

• Spouse not attending a school - R5000
• Children under two years - FREE
• Children 2-6 years - R2250
• Children 7- 17 years - R3750
• Youth over 17 years - R5250
• Airport collection fee (if required) - R600.00
• Bus collection fee (Estcourt/Ladysmith) - R125.00
• Nanny attending the children - R5000

You can check for the current value of the Rand on http://www.x-rates.com/d/ZAR/table.html.

Payment Plans

A. Normal plan: 100% on the day of registration.

B. Monthly Plan: 35% on or before the first day of every month.

NB: Should a student not complete a school the international refund policy on page 42 of the University of the Nations catalogue, 1996-1998 will be applied to the student's refund claim.

Scholarships

As our prices are among the lowest, there can be no further reduction on the fees. Since YWAM is an international, interdenominational, multilingual, and multiracial organisation, the fee schedule takes all of the above factors into consideration in order to make university level education accessible to applicants meeting the requirements for admission. We view the higher fees paid by students from more advantaged communities as their contribution to the process of empowering others who are less fortunate. Such generosity is always a welcome return to our founding values. Further more, we deeply appreciate the participation of students who feel the way we do about helping the needy.

Costs for Outreaches

These costs are separate from the lecture phase and will differ depending on where the outreach will be.

Please Note: All prices are subject to change without prior notice!

5. Application

The form is available as a PDF document for download here. (right click on the link and select "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As...")