The City of Cape Town’s Human Resources Department has announced its closing date for registrations on its internship database for various training and skills development opportunities over the next year.
Unemployed graduates who reside in Cape Town are encouraged to register before Friday, 18 August 2023, in order to be considered.
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City said several graduate internship and skills development opportunities become available during the course of the year as operational needs across the municipality’s departments arise.
As a result, the City requires a solid database of qualified graduates who are ready and available to pursue these opportunities when the specific applications open.
‘I encourage young graduates, as well as those who have attained the National Senior Certificate and are currently unemployed, to take the first step and register their details, said the City’s Mayco member for corporate services, Alderman Theresa Uys.
‘An opportunity best suited to their qualification could become available, and once registered, this will allow them to be considered,’ she added.
According to the City, these graduate internships and skills development programmes aim to offer the kind of training and work experience that helps individuals succeed in the job market and find permanent employment.
To register on the database, applicants will first need to:
- Register for e-Services and activate the careers service via e-Services
- Create an online CV, including personal details, education, training, references and required documents:
- Identification document (ID)
- Cover letter
- Qualifications such as matric certificate, diploma or degree
Once the online CV has been created, applicants will be able to visit the City’s job search and look for internships they may be interested in.
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Specific programmes
The specific programme’s applicants would be considered for the following:
Graduate Internship Programme (GIP)
The City offers graduate internship programmes to graduates who have completed their qualifications at an Institution of Higher Learning (University/University of Technology).
To qualify for a graduate internship, applicants must be in possession of a bachelor’s degree or postgraduate qualification.
Requirements:
- A three-year Diploma/National Diploma (from a registered University or University of Technology) or from an accredited academic institution of higher learning.
- Advanced Diploma/B-tech
- Degree
- Honours
- Masters
- PhD
Infrastructure Skills Development Grant (ISDG) programme
This programme prepares graduates for the world of work and gives them exposure to various fields, ensuring that they are registered or eligible for registration with the relevant statutory councils such as the South Africa Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP), Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), South African Geomatics Council (SAGC) and South African Council for Planners (SACPLAN).
Requirements:
- Between the ages of 18 and 35
- Be in possession of a BSc Eng; BSc Hons; MTech; MSc, PhD; BTech; M.Eng in one of the following fields:
- Civil/Chemical/Mechanical/Electrical or Industrial Engineering
- Urban and Regional Town Planning
- Environmental Science
- Materials Science
- Microbiology
- Biotechnology
- Virology
- Chemical Science
- Chemistry
- Atmospheric Science
- Hydrogeology
- Geographical Information System (GIS)
- Geochemistry
- Hydrology
- Data Science
Geographical Information Systems programme
Key learning areas of this programme focus on:
- Data cleaning, maintenance and systems administration
- Data mining, preparation and analysis used in geo-spatial analysis and built environment trends
- Spatial data analysis and presentation formulation
- Research and assistance with development of new platforms for exhibition of products
- Project management and administration
- Professional conduct and relationship building
Requirements:
- Bacc, BTech (Honours) or Masters Degree in GIS, Geomatics, Geo-informatics, Geo-spatial Science, Data Science/Data informatics (with specific reference to applicability in context of urban planning, development and monitoring, as well as analysis of land use and building trends).
- Bacc, BTech (Honours) or Masters Degree in Town Planning or City and Regional Planning (four-year undergraduate or postgraduate Master’s degree) with specific focus on GIS, Geo-spatial analysis in the natural and built environment from a recognised University in South Africa (or internationally) or University of Technology.
Skills programme
The Skills programme offers exposure and provides structured practical learning opportunities.
This programme is aimed at those in possession of Grade 10/11 or a National Senior Certificate (Grade 12/ N1-N5/ Level 2-4) and has a quarterly intake of candidates throughout the year.
Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme
The WIL programme strives to integrate academic learning with its application in the workplace where such learning is a specific requirement to obtain a formal qualification.
This work experience is usually defined with clear learning outcomes and is formally known as In-service Training.
Requirements:
- National Senior Certificate – N6 (WIL/In-Service Training)
- Letter from Institutions of Higher Learning requesting In-service Training
- Transcript (academic results)
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