Coega Chemical Operator Learnership


Advertiser: Coega
Location: Port Elizabeth

This is a contract position in the electrical construction, instrumentation and associated engineering industry.

Stipend R 2 850 per month and statutory requirements (leave, overtime, shift and transport allowance).

Duties:
- Basic Chemical, Basic Engineering Training Program and Introduction to Production Management.
- Manufacture products according to set work instructions.
- Recover metal from barrens and effluent using set work instructions.
- Perform housekeeping ensuring a clean and safe working environment.
- Control of precious metal, the vault and packing of final product.
- Cleaning and maintaining of all production equipment.

Closing date: 28 March 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.