City of Cape Town Graduate Learnerships 2023 for Unemployed South African Graduates

City of Cape Town Graduate Learnernships 2023 for Unemployed South African Graduates: Applications for various training and skills development opportunities are open. If you are between 18 and 35, please apply before 17 March 2023.

When is the Application Deadline:

17th March 2023

Tell Me About City of Cape Town Graduate Internships:

The City of Cape Town is now accepting applications for its 2023 engineering and construction trades apprenticeship programme.

The various trades for apprenticeships include the following: mechanics; boiler maker; carpenter; plumber or electrician to name a few. The City is calling on interested residents to apply before 17 March 2023.

This apprenticeship programme applies to City directorates that need apprentices to assist with service delivery.

Apprentices gain experience at depots within the various City directorates such as Water and Sanitation, Urban Mobility, Human Settlements and Urban Waste Management. The aim of the programme is to develop skills and increase the number of qualified artisans within the Cape Town metropole.

“The City invites suitably qualified candidates who meet the requirements to apply for the 2023 intake of the City’s apprenticeship programme. Both the engineering and construction trades apprenticeship offer these candidates the opportunity to learn from the City’s experienced professionals who can mentor them. Since 2019, a total of 56 apprentices were successful in their trade test examinations and are now qualified artisans in their respective fields. The City has since absorbed 22 of these individuals in permanent positions across the metropole. This is an opportunity not to be missed,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Services, Alderman Theresa Uys.

What Type of Scholarship is this?

Internship

Who can apply for City of Cape Town Graduate Learnerships?

The requirements for the engineering and construction trade apprenticeships are as follows:

• Must reside in the City of Cape Town Metropole with proof of residence and cannot be older than 35.
• A minimum National Technical Certificate qualification (Mechanical and Trade Theory, Mathematics, Engineering Science and any fourth subject); or Technical Matric (Grade 12 with Mechanical Trade Theory, Mathematics, Physical Science and Technical Drawing); or Full National Certificate Vocational 4 (Mechanical with seven subjects); or Grade 12 (Mathematics, Physical Science with other subjects).
• To apply, residents can visit Job Search (capetown.gov.za) to complete the online submission by Friday, 17 March 2023.

Residents who do not have access to the internet can visit their local library to access Smartcape.

Where will Award be Taken?

Cape Town, South Africa

How Many Internships will be Given?

Not specified

What is the Benefit of City of Cape Town Graduate Internships?

Both the engineering and construction trades apprenticeship offer these candidates the opportunity to learn from the City’s experienced professionals who can mentor them. Since 2019, a total of 56 apprentices were successful in their trade test examinations and are now qualified artisans in their respective fields.

How Long will the Program Last?

Fulltime; on weekdays

Visit Award Webpage for Details