Internships

Below is the current list of internships (click on each opportunity for more information):

Shell Internship - closing: 31 December 2016

TSBA Internship - closing: Not indicated in advert

Nissan Internship - closing: Not indicated in advert

IBM Internship - closing: Not indicated in advert

Department of Environmental Affairs Internship - closing: 23 December 2016

Cederberg Local Municipality Internship - closing: 6 January 2017

Western Cape Department of Health Internship - closing: 20 January 2017

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Internship - closing: 31 January 2017

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Internship - closing: 31 January 2017

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.