Department of Education: Graduate Internship Programme 2025

The Western Cape Department of Education invites South African unemployed youth to apply for Internship Programme for a period of 24 months (2025/2027)

Position: WCED Graduate Intern

Stipend: R7 450.75 per month

Reference: District and Post Name

Duration: 24 Months Contract

Branch/Directorate: Directorate: Strategic People Management

Closing Date: 17 December 2024

Graduate Intern Programme:
Youth programme (focusing on ages up to 34 years of age) and will provide an opportunity to gain practical work experience for a period of twenty-four (24) months, whereby successful candidates will receive a monthly stipend of R7 450.75.

Women and people with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Directorate/ district
Office: HEAD OFFICE

• Employee Relations: (Law; Industrial Relations; Human Resource Management)
• Recruitment: (Human Resource Management)
• Physical Resource Planning: (Finance)
• Financial Accounting: (Finance; Internal Audit; Taxation)
• Service Benefits: (Communication; Records Management; Human Resource Management)
• Examinations: (Human Resource Management; Public Management; Communication; Project Management)
• Internal Control: (Internal Audit; Finance)
• Management Accounting: (Finance)
• Strategic People Management: (Human Resource Management/Development; Public Administration/ Management; Industrial Psychology)
• Supply Chain Management: (Supply Chain Management; Finance)
• Curriculum FET: (Public Administration/ Management; Human Resource Management)
• Presidential Youth Employment Initiative: (Public Administration/ Management; Human Resource Management; Office Management; Project Management)
• Inclusive & Specialized Education: (Administration; Finance)

RURAL DISTRICTS

• Cape Winelands: (Human Resource Management/Financial management; Supply Chain Management; Public Administration; Performance Management; Office Management)
• Eden and Central Karoo: (Finance; Public Management; Social Work; Office Administration)
• Overberg: (Public Administration; Finance; Psychology / Social Work)
• West Coast: (Public Administration; Finance; Psychology / Social Work)

METRO DISTRICTS

• Metro East: (Public Administration; Finance; Human Resource Management / Public Management)
• Metro North: (Finance; Psychology / Social Work; Human Resource Management)
• Metro South: (Public Administration; Finance; Human Resource Management / Public Management; Data Management)
• Metro Central: Public Management/Administration; Human Resource Management; Finance; Social Work)

Requirements: 3-year Diploma or Degree (NQF 6 or 7) in one of the following:

• Financial Management Systems; Financial Management; Accounting
• Human Resource Management/ Development
• Industrial Psychology
• Public Management / Administration
• Communication
• Internal Audit
• Taxation
• Management
• Archives / Records Management
• Information Technology
• 3 or 4-year degree (NQF 8) in Psychology / Social Work

Duties

• The Intern will be responsible for assisting the staff with general office duties including, but not limited to, research, data entry, filing and general coordination.
• Render general admin support in the chosen office.

Knowledge and Skills

Computer literacy: MS Office Package (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint), e-mail system, Internet.
Interpersonal skills. Listening skills. Ability to gather and process information. Good written and verbal communications skills in 2 official languages of the Western Cape.

Closing Date: 17 January 2025

How To Apply

Apply Here: Graduate Internship Programme

Candidates must UPLOAD the following completed documents:

1. CV
2. Z83 form, obtainable from any government department or click the link below.
   Download Z83 application form
3. Certified copy of the relevant qualification.
4. Certified copy of a South African bar-coded ID book or South African ID Card;
5. Academic results certified by the academic institution.
6. Certified copy of Matric Certificate.

Please note: Faxes and certified copies older than 6 months will not be accepted. The WCED will not be held responsible for any costs relating to relocation, subsistence and travelling.

Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.

Kindly accept that, if you do not hear from the WCED by 31 March 2025, your application was unsuccessful.