Author: HarmseS

INTERNSHIPS
An Internship is a process where graduates are afforded an opportunity to set practical work experience in the working environment.
Fields covered:
Civil Engineering
Architectural Science
Quantity Surveying
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Human Resource Management
Information Technology / Management

Vision
A leader in the provision and management of provincial government land and buildings .
Mission
Optimal utilization of resources in the provision and management of provincial government land and buildings and the coordination of the implementation of the Expanded Public Work Programme.

Core Functions
The core functions of the Department of Public Works are:
Professional Services
Project Management
Real Estate
Building Maintenance
Expanded Public Works Programme

Department of
PUBLIC WORKS

Human Resource Development
Learnership and Internship Programmes

Department of
PUBLIC WORKS

Private Bag X9490
Polokwane, 0700
Limpopo Province
Telephone : 015 293 9000

Re A Shoma

LEARNERSHIPS
SHIPS

1. WHAT ARE LEARNERSHIPS
Learnerships are new work-based routes to acquire professional or vocational qualifications.
They are formal learning programmes that link theory as well as work-experience..
Prepare employees in formal employment, pre-employment as well as for specific target groups with the skills and knowledge required to perform competently in an occupation.
Provide school learners / graduates with work experience and skills that are accredited by the relevant Sectorial Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s).
Learnerships are demand-led. They are offered in response to a demonstrable social or economic need which are more broadly based . They are focused interventions in the labour market realities.
Learnerships are intended for a broader group of learners (i.e. beyond the traditional trades) in a broader range of economic sectors and occupations. They also aim to promote access to employment and training opportunities (rather than consolidate a worker’s ability in his/her current trade).
Learnerships are undertaken by three kinds of learners namely; the current employed, the pre-employed and the unemployed.
It takes at least a year to complete the learning.
70% of the Learnership take place in a work environment to strengthen the potential of the labour market by supplying the skills needed for Public Service employment, and 30% take place at a training institution.

Learnerships and the National
Skills Development Strategy
The National Skills Development strategy provides for Learnership targets:
By March 2005, a minimum of 80 000 people
under the age of 30 to have entered the Learner
ships.
By March 2005, a minimum of 50% of those who have completed Learnerships are either employed,
in full time study, undergoing further training, or
are in a social development programme.
3. What makes a learnership unique
The site the learning happens at is relevant to the con
tent of the Learnerships and central to the learning
taking place.
Bringing learning and working together
Learning to be able to work together
Learning as a result of the work you do
Learning while you work
Learning from others at work
Learning with others while doing work
4. Learnership allowance
The Learnership allowance Grant is paid only to subsidise the allowance of a previously unemployed learner who has now embarked on a Learnership and has signed a Learnership agreement. Allowances are payable on a weekly basis.
The learner will only qualify for the following provisions in the Public Service if they meet the qualifying criteria:
Leave.
Payment for performing overtime duty.
Travel and subsistence allowance.
Night shift allowances.
Danger and special danger allowance.
Standby allowance.
Camping allowance.
Clothing for work/ protective clothing.

5. LEARNERSHIPS IMPLIMENTED
Duration : April 2006—March 2007
Number of learners : 317
Males : 213
Females : 104
Unemployed youth : 237
Employed : 80
6. Learnerships implemented IN THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2006 / 07
Construction Plumber- NQF Level 3
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Learnership NQF Level 3
Electrical Engineering NQF level 3
Brick laying Level 3
Horticulture NQF level 1
Boiler Maker NQF level 3
Welding NQF level 1
Shuttering NQF level 3
7. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Relevant experience in the specified fields.
Grade 12 with Maths and English.
N6 in Electrical Engineering /Mechanical Engineering or S4 qualification.
Applicants must be between 18—35 years of age.