Mazars Bursary 2015


Advertiser: Mazars
Location: Cape Town

Mazars offers bursaries to deserving students who show commitment to their studies and a career with Mazars.

Duties and responsibilities:
Successful Bursars will be required to:
- Complete a 3 Year SAICA Training Contract (Articles) with Mazars after completing their qualification
- Be available for Vacation Work at least once a year
- Submit academic results at the end of each semester
- Attend Social Functions held by the firm (only if attendance is required)

Candidate requirements:
- Students who wish to apply for a bursary must be studying towards OR intending to study a SAICA accredited degree from a SAICA accredited tertiary institution.
- Mazars is committed to employment equity and in line with our affirmative action plan, preference will be given to suitably qualified and experienced equity candidates.

Education level: Grade 12 (Matric)
Specialty: Accounting, Auditing
Minimum experience level required: Recent graduate

Closing date: 31 October 2014

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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.