Participate in a real-life business challenge while focusing on performance, goal setting and time management. In the apprentice, teams will have a day to complete a business challenge based on their own business or a well-known brand, and prove who is the next corporate superstar! Be careful, or….YOU’RE FIRED!
- Work with either your own brand or famous international companies
- Receive tasks from business leaders
- Make marketing campaigns, presentations or videos
- Design new products
- Go and sell your ideas
- Manage events and projects
- Present your work to the boss
- Get hired or fired!
- To improve key business skills and productivity
- To learn new management skills and procedures
- To work on creativity, critical thinking and innovation
- To focus on time management and performance
- To deliver real practical solutions in real time challenge
- To plan, organise and deliver business solutions
- To consider ways in which these skills can be translated into a work environment
- To get to know each other and have a fun and enjoyable time
This unique team building activity is based on the popular TV-show ‘The Apprentice’. Participants are separated into teams of up to ten people, with two or more teams competing against each other in a race to complete an assigned business task successfully on time. The task may be set by the management of the participants own business or company and therefore specifically focus on brand projects, mission, values and goals. Alternatively, the task may be set by Making Teams in conjunction with executives from well-known third party brands, who will be responsible for judging the performance of the participants.
The business tasks that may be undertaken are extremely diverse, the only conditions
being budget, availability of resources and the goals of the participating company.
Tasks are normally practical, hands on, fun and exciting.
Popular choices for tasks include:
- Making a company video advertisement, presentation or marketing segment
- Producing a company brochure
- Designing, making and selling a new product
- Hosting a networking, launch or PR event
- Competing in a one day sales challenge
The location for the event is usually at the client’s hotel or own office space.
Just like in the TV show there’s a ‘CEO’ and company’s judges that score the teams. These roles are fulfilled either by members of the senior management of the participating well-known brand, a member of Making Teams and/or the client’s company management. The team with the highest score wins.
The event briefing and debrief takes place at the activity location. The group is separated into teams and introduced to their facilitators, then the lead facilitator gives an introduction of the event including (safety) instructions and objectives for the activity.
During the debrief, the facilitator discusses the event challenges and asks each team questions to assess their performance before announcing the winning team (if applicable).
Briefing and debrief usually take around 15 minutes each but can be extended for more in-depth analysis of team performance.
The half day program is up to 4 hours and includes 1-2 challenges and the full day program is up to 8 hours and includes up to 3 challenges.
09.00 am – Event brief by lead facilitator
09.15 am – ‘CEO’ gives teams the project brief and instructions
10.30 am – Initial team report back
10.45 am – Break
11.30 am – Final team presentation for project results
12.30 pm – ‘CEO’ announces winning team and which teams will be ‘fired’
12.45 pm – Event de-brief, awarding ceremony and group photo
01.00 pm – End of the program
Max People
Hours
Challenges
People per Team
Below are three options for The Apprentice with different inclusions and rates all tailored to best match your budget and requirements. The Bronze option is a fixed program with few inclusions but the Silver and Gold packages include extra benefits and allow selection of some or all challenges. On the pricing page we offer further optional extras. The full day activity will have up to double the number of challenges.
All options include
One Western lead event facilitator
Ice-breaking activities
BRONZE
One Apprentice project per team
All materials needed for project
One facilitator per 40 pax
SILVER
Two Apprentice projects per team
All materials needed for project
One facilitator per 20 pax
Bronze inclusions+
+Prizes for winning team (local handicraft or medals)
+Free photos taken by facilitator
+Pre-event meeting
GOLD
Two Apprentice projects per team
All materials needed for project
One facilitator per 20 pax
Silver inclusions+
+Mini ‘product launch’ challenge
+Colored headbands to use
