LEARNERSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS

Learnerships and Internships - Gain Skills Needed for Your Future Career

Both learnerships and internships come with amazing opportunities that will give you a chance to increase your experience level and thereby get an even better job in the future. South Africa has many opportunities for young people to take on a learnership or an internship with some of the best companies.

To enter a learnership or internship program, you have to be a talented student in the relevant field. For young and aspiring persons, there are government learnership training programs that will give you a work-based opportunity that will lead you to qualifying for jobs like computer programmer, accountant, auto mechanic or construction worker.

The training is free, and if you are chosen, you will also be paid a small learnership allowance. The South African Department of Labor has strict requirements for learnerships including the fact that the learners must be attending class at either a training center or a college so they can complete any classroom based learning that is needed. They also must complete any on the job training at a workplace. This means if the young person is unemployed, he or she will only be able to participate in a learnership program if they have an employer who is ready to provide any required work experience.

Learner and internships are a combination of work experience and structured learning while they are employed with a government department, company or small business. These work based programs can also lead to gaining national recognition and qualifications to enable the person to gain employment as a healthcare worker, engineer, legal adviser, IT engineer, or computer technician. A breakdown of some of these opportunities follows:

Eskom. Young people will find many learner and internship opportunities through Eskom throughout different areas in South Africa, especially if you are a professional looking for experience or a graduate student. Going through Eskom is one of the best ways to find the best companies to land a learnership or internship job.

The University of CapeTown in South Africa is another place for young people to find full time learnership and internship job opportunities in areas including Mechanical Engineering that will increase you knowledge in this very well paying field. No matter how much education you have, getting a job and becoming a great professional takes a certain amount of experience. The University of Cape Town can help you in this field and many others.