Sanlam SUS Learnership

Advertiser: Sanlam
Location: Centurion

Job Category: Financial Services Business
Unit: Sanlam Investment Cluster

SUS focuses on providing flexible umbrella fund solutions for employers to offer their employees packaged, flexible retirement saving and risk options. The full investment menu comprises a wide range of portfolios, including smoothed bonus, life stage, single manager and multi-manager investment options.

Key Responsibilities:
- Be available to perform duties in terms of the learnership agreement;
- Participate in all learning and work experience required by the learnership;
- Undertake all learning conscientiously

Minimum Requirements:
- Be unemployed;
- Be aged between 18 and 30;
- Be residing in Midrand / Centurion / Pretoria;
- Be available for interviews from 21 to 31 May 2013;
- Be able to start with the learnership on 1 July 2013;
- Hold a Grade 12 Certificate with English, Mathematics and/or Accounting (Higher grade).

Please include copies of the following:
- Letter of motivation (explaining why you wish to embark on a learnership & a career in the Employee Benefits industry)

- A current and detailed CV
- Certified copies of ID; Matric certificate / advise of results; any other qualifications

Competencies
- Be motivated to be educated and developed.

Reference number: Not applicable

Closing date: This position is now closed.

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Definitions:

Internship:

There are basically two types of internships:

  • The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
  • The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.

Learnerships:

A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.

In-service training:

In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.