Noka Skills Development Training Programme


Advertiser: Noka
Location: Rustenburg

The Noka Training Programme is an exciting new initiative for the North West Province. This training is for young people who want to work towards an accounting career. Learners with a Grade 12 qualification will undergo 9 months of training on the AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) NQF 5 qualification. AAT(SA) is a unique partnership between the South African Institute of Charted Accountants (SAICA) and the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), which is a professional body dedicated to the education, development, regulation and support of accounting technicians.

After this training the learners will be assisted with placement in a tertiary institution to further their studies. The training will take place in Rustenburg on a daily basis and learners will receive an allowance for attendance. This project is funded by Fasset (The Accounting and Finance Services SETA) and managed by LH Education.

Unemployed learners with Grade 12 Maths and Accounting are encouraged to take advantage of this exceptional opportunity.

Closing date: 31 January 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.