SABMiller Packaging Learnerships


Advertiser: SABMiller
Location: Cape Town

Founded in South Africa in 1895, SABMiller has grown to become one of the world ’ s largest and most respected brewing companies. With operations in over 75 countries, we have more beer brands in the world ’ s top 50 than any other brewer and we rank among the top three brewers in more than 30 countries. Every minute of every day throughout the world, close to 130,000 bottles of SABMiller beer are sold. SABMiller manufactures and markets over 200 beer brands. These include international names such as Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Miller Genuine Draft and Grolsch, as well as leading local brands such as Aguila (Colombia), Castle (South Africa), Miller Lite (USA), Snow (China), Victoria Bitter (Australia) and Tyskie (Poland). SABMiller ’ s history is one of exceptional growth and returns to shareholders. With our global footprint of over 70,000 employees, strong portfolio of brands and spread of operations across developed and developing markets, SABMiller is well placed to continually improve on this growth.

Key Purpose Statement
To provide applicants with an opportunity to enrol for a National Certificate in Food and Beverage Packaging, NQF 3. Learners will enter into a one-year, fixed term contract with Newlands Brewery, during which time they will undergo both on-the-job and off-the-job learning, culminating in a national qualification.

Competence Requirements:
- Matric with mathematics and science
- Tertiary education in Engineering field will be advantageous
- Computer literate
- No experience required
- Self-directed and motivated
- Problem solving skills
- Attention to detail
- Analytical ability
- Be resourceful
- Ability to work effectively in shift based teams
- Ability to form effective relationships with coaches and mentors

Output and Accountabilities:
Learnerships are a structured learning programme that combines off-the-job learning and on-the-job learning in an integrated programme. The off-the- job component covers more theoretical aspects of the learning with work-based learning providing the opportunity for application of the theory and the further practical learning experiences required.

Further characteristics of a Learnership are:
1. Results in a national qualification registered on the National Qualification Framework (NQF).
2. The qualification is endorsed by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) and quality assured by the FoodBev SETA.
3. The qualification is written to reflect value adding skills required in the workplace and contains the outcomes and assessment criteria.
4. Competence against the outcomes and assessment criteria is demonstrated and assessed in the workplace using a variety of assessment methods.

Closing date: Not indicated in advert

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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.