Dis-Chem Pharmacy Bursary Programme 2014

Advertiser: Dis-Chem
Location: National

Position overview: Dis-Chem Consolidated have established a reputation in the market as an employer of choice. Its bursary scheme aims to attract B.Pharm students who have what it takes to become part of an exciting team.

Key outputs:
- Promoting the use and selling of ethical medication
- Preventative, pro-motive, curative and rehabilitative health care
- Determine formulae and ingredients needed to fill prescriptions
- Advisory and Information service

Competencies:
- Passion for customer service excellence
- Organized and reliable
- Team player with good people skills
- Working knowledge of Unisolve an advantage
- Coaching and managing of pharmacist assistant an advantage
- Able to work retail hours (weekends)
- Ability to present and communicate information effectively
- Ability to analyse and interpret numbers and data

Qualifications and Experience: The bursary will only be awarded to South African Citizens and will only be considered if the applicant has a valid South African ID number.

The bursary will be subject to official certified confirmation of the student's 1st and 2nd year-end results. Consequently, Dis-Chem gives preference to 3rd year students and applicants with an exceptional academic record and who also participate in extracurricular activities.

Benefits and Remuneration:
- Market Related Remuneration
- Mentorship from leading SA Pharmacists

Equity Statement: All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that Dis-Chem pursues the South African legislative employment equity guidelines. Please be aware that internal candidates will be considered first before reviewing external applicants.

Dis-Chem reserves the right to terminate or suspend any form of employment with the group based on misrepresented or untruthful information provided through this application process. Shortlisted candidates will be contracted during the first two weeks in December 2013.

Closing date: 22 November 2013

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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.