Paarlmedia Industrial Psychology Internship


Advertiser: Paarlmedia
Location: Cape Town

Location - Town / City: Cape Town
Location - Province: Western Cape
Type of Contract: Temporary

Requirement Overview: As market leader in its field, Paarl Media focuses on the implementation of cutting edge technology and strong skills development, offering a full range of career opportunities for the right people.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- A variety of projects and tasks that span the areas of organisational behaviour, occupational / career psychology, personnel psychology, psychometric assessments and ethics
- Projects will give the intern exposure and strengthen the intern's competence in the relevant fields
- The internship will be registered by the HPCSA and supervised by experienced Industrial Psychologists

Educational Requirements:
- Master's degree in Industrial / Organisational Psychology
- Valid driver’s license
- Registration with the HPCSA as a Student Psychologist

Experience Requirements:
- Some leadership skill set / roles evident during schooling or studying period (an advantage)
- Any rudimentary experience in the World of Work during studies (an advantage)

Skills and Competencies:
- Deciding and initiating action
- Adhering to principles and values
- Relating and networking
- Persuading and influencing
- Planning and Organising
- Results driven (passionate, energetic, driven, "go-getter")
- Coping with pressure and setbacks
- Excellent English language skills (speak, read and write)

Closing date: 22 July 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.