Learnerships & Internships

The Services Sector Education and Training Authority has invested R300 million in a Real Estate Learnership Programme that will enable young South Africans to attain a qualification and enter the property sector. The programme has commenced enrolling learners in Mpumalanga, with 200 young people selected to participate. The level of interest was significantly high, with … Read more

South Africans looking to gain work experience and study can register their interest through The BEE Chamber – which offers information regarding learnership programmes provided by its preferred training service providers. There is an important caveat to keep in mind for would-be-applicants: The BEE Chamber states that it is not itself a learnership training provider … Read more

The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) has opened applications for its 2026/2027 Apprenticeship and Experiential Learnership Skills Development Programmes, providing opportunities for unemployed youth, graduates and learners to gain technical training and practical workplace experience in municipal infrastructure. The programmes include a three-year Apprenticeship Programme, a two-year Experiential Learnership Programme for unemployed graduates, and Work … Read more

Millennium Foods offers unemployed Matriculants a 12-month chance to learn the food and beverage packaging trade, providing an opportunity to gain experience within an industry where skills are vital to the workplace. The learnership leads to an Intermediate Occupational Certificate: Food and Beverage Packaging Operator at NQF Level 3. For a young person finishing school, … Read more

A learnership can assist a South African in gaining qualifications to boost their employment chances, plus gain experience to help with the application of what they have learned. This could support someone towards a high paying remote career if they can learn technology or other digital enabled skills. This matters to unemployed South Africans because … Read more

Tshwane South TVET College is advertising an Artisan Recognition of Prior Learning (ARPL) opportunity aimed at experienced workers in fitting and turning, diesel and motor mechanics. The closing date for applications is 3 September 2026. The opportunity is presented by Tshwane South TVET College and the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), and … Read more

Tshwane South TVET College has opened applications for a WIL opportunity in Financial Management and IT, designed to last 18 months. The vacancy notice states that the programme will take place in partnership with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA), and that successful candidates will be given in-service training. Eligible unemployed job … Read more

A proposal to graduate students’ debt repayment and link it to their income has reignited a debate over funding for NSFAS and sustainability in higher education. Sioux McKenna, director of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies at Rhodes University, has called for a more robust system of recovering payments from graduates. Her comments come as universities … Read more