Medical Representative Learnership
Advertiser: Pharmaceutical
Location: Johannesburg
This is a permanent junior level position in the medical industry.
Salary: R6,500 per month basic salary (no benefits).
A leading multinational pharmaceutical company is seeking newly qualified graduates to undertake a one year Learnership Medical Representative program to commence in January 2014.
What the role will entail:
- 6 months training period.
- 6 months co-travelling with Representatives.
Basic requirements:
- Must have a tertiary qualification.
- Must have a valid driver’s licence.
- Previous informal selling experience an advantage.
- Must be currently unemployed.
- Must have a passion for sales.
The salary will be R6 500 per month with no benefits. Once co-travelling commences you will be reimbursed for travel and incidental expenses.
Closing date: 10 November 2013
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Definitions:
Internship:
There are basically two types of internships:
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.
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.