Business Connexion Internship Programme 2014


Advertiser: Business Connexion
Location: Midrand

The Business Connexion Graduate Internship Programme offers you the ideal start for a successful career. Information is a key resource for all organizations and we need students with industry related qualifications to help engineer the collective intelligence we offer our clients across all industries. Provide experiential work based learning for the intern.

CONTEXT:
- Have sound knowledge of systems and procedures relevant to his/her job
- Able to work well under pressure
- Awareness of the company’s policies and procedures

ROLES:
- Gain work based experience
- Attend training and development programmes as booked
- Complete tasks given
- Shadow their mentors

CUSTOMERS:
- Manager / Mentor
- Team Members
- Clients

EDUCATION:
Qualification disciplines we are looking for:
- Grade 12, NQF level 4,
- Degrees: Computer Science, Megatronics, Informatics, Bachelor of Administration, Industrial Psychology, Mobile Application Development, Business Consulting, SAP Services and Systems Integration.
- Engineering Degrees: Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Software Engineering
- Diplomas: Information Technology, Marketing, Financial Management
- Certifications: CCNA, CompTia A+, N+, Linux+, MCSE, Java Certifications

Knowledge and Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Professionalism
- Punctuality
- Time and Priority Management
- Understands BCX’s Business Ethics and Values
- Core Competencies:
- Communication
- Customer Excellence Orientation
- Organising
- Teamwork

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.