Gelvenor Textiles Learnership 2014


Advertiser: Gelvenor Textiles
Location: Hammarsdale

Gelvenor Textiles, a provisionally registered private Further Education and Training Institution, invites applications from the people living in the Mpumalanga township and surroundings to participate in our Textile Operations Learnership at NQF 2.

You will earn a stipend / allowance, whilst receiving both theoretical and practical training for the duration of the Learnership Contract in accordance with the Sectorial Determination Five, set out by the Department of Labour. You will get valuable work experience, which will enable you to enter the labour market and become employable. This is a 12 month contract position, but if any permanent positions become available, you have the option to apply. You will learn the following modules: Textile Industry, Productivity, Quality, Health and Safety, Textile Materials and how to operate a production machine or process.

For you to be considered for this position, you must:
- Between the ages of 18 and 35.
- Currently be unemployed.
- Must possess a Grade 10 maths and English certificate or achieve a 60% pass on a SETA numeracy and literacy assessment.
- Learners in possession of a Grade 12 / N3 certificate may be considered first.
- Have a good command of the English language – both written and spoken.
- Not be committed to any full time or part time study programme.
- Be prepared and be available for a selection assessment.

If you meet all the abovementioned requirements, please forward your Application letter, detail CV, with certified copies of your ID, your last completed grade’s (10, 11 or 12) school certificate and any qualifications, to Mr Dennis Zuma, Human Resources Officer, titled “Learnership Programme 2014”.
Applications can be posted to P OBox 656, Durban, 4000 or emailed to hrofficer@gelvenor.co.za
Contact phone number: 031 736 8000

Due to the staff size of the Human Resources Department, incomplete applications will NOT be considered.

Closing date: 17 January 2014

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.