Broadband Infraco Internship Programme

Broadband Infraco is offering ten (10) positions on its 24-month Internship Programme in Gauteng that offers trainees the opportunity to enhance their skills and unlock potential.

Broadband Infraco is committed to youth development and skills development in South Africa: its Graduate Development Programme is directed at graduates who have completed their studies to provide them with opportunities to gain meaningful workplace experience to complement theoretical studies.

Job specification: Opportunities for an Internship Programme within the Network Engineering Development.

Minimum requirements:
- BSc (Engineering)
- BEng (Electronics)
- BEng (Light Current)

The closing date is unconfirmed at this stage but we suggest you apply as soon as possible.

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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.