Sanlam Consultant Internship


Advertiser: Sanlam
Location: Cape Town

Sanlam Personal Finance provides clients in the entry, middle, affluent and self-employed markets in South Africa with a comprehensive range of financial service solutions to facilitate their long term wealth creation, protection and niche financing needs.

Key Responsibilities:
- Conducting training related research
- Manage course sessions for the duration of the courses
- Manage logistic arrangements of courses
- Manage trainees while on course
- Measurement of transfer and application of knowledge and skills – assist in applying measurement process
- Provide course feedback
- Training delivery for newcomer financial advisers

Minimum Requirements:

1. Qualifications:
- Grade 12 or equivalent
- Must have completed and be in possession of a Degree in Commerce / Finance / Law

2. Experience & Knowledge:
- Knowledge of and experience in MS Office
- Preferably no or very limited previous working experience
- Successful candidate should be unemployed

Competencies:
- Analytical thinking
- Communication
- Continuous learning
- Decision making
- Impact
- Planning and organising
- Results driven

Closing date: 15 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.