Netcare Internship and Learnership Opportunities

Advertiser: Netcare
Location: Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape

Netcare is offering internship and learnership opportunities to currently unemployed South Africans with disabilities.

Requirements:

- Please indicate your disability on your cv
- For internships: A Degree or Diploma in Human Resources, Financial Management, Accounting, Economics, Administration, Pharmacy and Nursing
- For learnerships: Grade 11 or Grade 12 or equivalent
- English proficiency
- Excellent communication skills
- Be a South African Citizen and be in possession of a valid SA ID book

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria are requested to e-mail a detailed CV to disability@netcare.co.za or alternatively fax application details to fax number: (011) 301-0079.

Please specific whether you are interested in the learnership or internship and also the region that is close to you (e.g. Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Western Cape)

The Company’s approved Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the recruitment and selection process. Netcare actively supports the recruitment of people with disabilities.

Closing Date: 31 August 2013
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.