BP Property Management Graduate Programme


Advertiser: BP
Location: Johannesburg

Downstream Challenge is BP’s early career development programme, and the aim of the programme is to build fully competent independent professionals within a discipline to support business delivery across the Southern Africa business. It is a competency based programme which provides graduates with practical experience and formal learning while building discipline foundations. In South Africa and Mozambique, the programme typically runs over 24 months and consists of rotations depending on the business requirements. The actual time could be longer or shorter depending on individual circumstances and experience.

Graduates joining the South Africa Downstream Challenge Programme will have the opportunity to learn and develop job related skills and competencies in their specific area of interest.

Key accountabilities: Key accountabilities will be determined when you join the programme.

Essential Education: Minimum Honours degree in Property Management or related degrees

Desirable criteria & qualifications:
- Relevant Qualification
- Minimum Honours degree (further post-graduate degree beneficial)
- Less than 12 months working experience (this does not include tutoring, waitering etc)
- Academic track-record (65%+ average)
- Legally authorised to work in South Africa

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.