Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs Internship Programme 2013/14

Duration: 1 May 2013 to 30 April 2014
Stipend: R3,785 per month

The Department of Cooperative Governance and Department of Traditional Affairs is offering opportunities to unemployed South African Graduates from higher education institutions who have completed their three year degrees or diplomas and have not been exposed to work experience related to the field of study that they completed.

Requirements:

Applicants must have satisfied the academic requirements for the advertised field of study/discipline and should NOT have been previously served as an intern in the Public Service. Applicants must be at least 18-35 years old.

Applicants are invited from candidates in the following fields:

Field(s) of study:
  • Sociology
  • Social Sciences
  • Internal Audit
  • Disaster Management
  • Logistic Management
  • Town and Regional Planning
  • Local Government
  • Civil Engineering
  • Records management
  • Information Technology
  • Financial Management
  • Public Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Human Resource Management/Development
  • Risk Management
  • Information Management
  • Law and Human Science
  • Geographic Information System
  • Environment Management
  • Project Management
  • Economics
  • Accounting
  • Communication and Journalism

Graduates with disability are encouraged to apply.

Enquiries: Mr Themba Mnguni on phone number (012) 334 0627

Applications

Applications must be submitted on a Z83 form (click to download), stating the field you are applying for, a Curriculum Vitae, certified copies of qualifications, Identity Document and academic transcript / records. Failure to submit the required documents will result in the application not being considered.

Applications can be forwarded to Basadzi Personnel for the attention of Ms Duduzile Ntuli by post to: P O Box 394, Menlyn, Pretoria, 0063 or hand delivered to: Suite 52 Rynlal Building, 320 The Hillside Road , Lynnwood, Pretoria

Closing Date: 29 March 2013
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.