Department of Higher Education and Training – Internships 2023

Location: South Africa

Closing Date: 03 February 2023

Department of Higher Education and Training: Internship Programme 2023

The Department of Higher Education and Training invites South African unemployed graduates who are between the ages of 18-35 to apply for the 2023/24 and 2024/25 Graduate Internship, Work Integrated Learning and Security Learnership Programme.

Successful candidates will receive a stipend of:

• Graduate intern: R6 175.00 pm
• Student intern: R5 142.40 pm
• Security Learners: R4 300.88 pm

Internship Opportunities are available in the following Fields of study (candidates must hold a Nationa Diploma / Degree / N6):

National Diploma / Degree in:

• Public Administration,
• Public Management,
• Office Administration,
• Office Management
• Office Management and Technology,
• Management of Training,
• Human Resource Development
• Human Resource Management
• Training and Development
• Business Management
• Operations Management,
• Productive Management.
• Management Services,
• Operations Management
• Business Administration
• Management
• Management Assistant
• Project Management.
• Management and Governance
• Financial Management.
• Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Cost Management and Accounting
• Statistics,
• Mathematics
• Finance,
• Economics,
• Business Studies
• Business Science: Organizational Psychology,
• Metalogical Studies or Mathematics & Sciences
• Investment Management.
• Auditing
• Internal Audit,
• Risk Management,
• Compliance.
• Supply Chain Management,
• Logistics Management,
• Purchasing Management,
• Public Management.
• Public Procurement Management
• Computer Science.
• Information Technology
• Information Technology in Communication,
• Information Technology in Support Services,
• Information in Software Developer,
• Information Technology in Multimedia,
• Information Technology in Technical Applications,
• Information Management
• Information Systems,
• Informatics
• Computer Systems Engineering
• International Relations or any equivalent qualification
• Policy Studies,
• Development Studies,
• Public Management and Governance,
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Merged in International Relations,
• Political Science
• Developmental Studies
• Public Relations,
• Graphic Design,
• Marketing.
• Social Sciences,
• Human Sciences
• Behavioural Sciences
• Psychology,
• Social Work
• Organisational Development,
• Industrial Psychology,
• Industrial Organisation
• Humanities and Social Sciences
• Gender Studies
• Public Administration majoring in Gender/ Disability/ Social Transformation Studies.
• Law / LLB
• Labour Law
• Labour Relations,
• Education
• Statistics,
• Communication,
• Media Studies,
• Journalism,
• Marketing,
• Marketing Management
• Security Management.
• Security Certificate: PSIRA Grade C with Grade 12 Certificate
• Information Management and Mathematics,

N6 Certificate in:

• N6 Certificate: Management Assistant
• N6 Certificate: Public Administration.
• N6 Certificate: Financial Management
• N6 Certificate: Business Administration
• N6 Certificate: Office Management
• N6 Certificate: Public Management
• N6 Certificate: Marketing.
• N6 Certificate: Human Resource Management
• N6 Certificate: Civil and Building Construction

NB. Candidates must be unemployed in position of an appropriate post school qualification, and not have previously served as an intern in the Public Service.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted with a Z83 form (Download Here)  and must be accompanied by recently updated CV. Please indicate the reference number and position you are applying for on your application form.

NB. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of an ID documents, qualifications, and recent academic transcripts / records.

For Reference Numbers and Postal Address click the link below: 

Department of Higher Education and Training Internships.pdf

Please note:

• Applicants are restricted to apply for only five (5) posts and complete a separate application form for each post reference.
• People with disabilities and TVET College graduate are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates will be subjected to security clearance, personnel suitability checks (criminal record check, citizenship verification and qualification or study verification).
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
• Applications received after the closing date or emailed or faxed will not be considered.
• Correspondence will be limited to successful candidates only.