McCain Foods Graduate Trainee Programme


Advertiser: McCain Foods (South Africa) Pty Ltd
Location: Bedfordview

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Job Description:
We are looking for proactive self-starters with leadership capabilities and an entrepreneurial mindset, to join our new intensive Graduate Trainee Programme and become part of a global leader. McCain Foods (SA) offers a year of work experience, learning and development to young, recently qualified graduates. As a Graduate Trainee, you will learn and gain experience in business as a whole. You will also be exposed to various areas of the business, to ensure that you develop your skills as a valuable member of our team.

Requirements:
- A Degree in Business Sciences / Commerce / Economics / Engineering
- If you hold a degree and are younger than 25 years with excellent academic results, a "can do spirit", energy, a drive to achieve and exposure to leadership roles, you are the ideal candidate for this excellent development opportunity.

Closing date: 17 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.