South Africa’s mining industry remains one of the country’s largest employers — but many young people still do not understand how TVET College qualifications can open the door to real mining careers. While university degrees remain important in some technical fields, mining companies also rely heavily on skilled artisans, technicians, machine operators, safety personnel, and … Read more
Young South Africans interested in technical and skilled trade careers now have an opportunity to apply for the 2026 Artisan Learnership Programme offered by Rio Tinto. The programme is aimed at unemployed youth living within the King Cetshwayo District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal and offers structured artisan training that combines theory, practical learning, and real workplace … Read more
South Africa’s SETA 2026 Grant Funding and Learnership Expression of Interest (EOI) programmes are designed to support skills development, workplace training, and youth employment across different industries. Each Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA) uses funding from the Skills Development Levy (SDL) to finance learnerships, internships, bursaries, and workplace training initiatives aligned with scarce and … Read more
The Afrimat Mechanical Fitting Learnerships 2026 offer young South Africans an opportunity to gain practical mining and engineering workplace experience while developing technical fitting skills in a structured learning environment. Based in Henley-on-Klip, Gauteng, this learnership is ideal for candidates with Grade 12 and N1–N3 engineering subjects who want to enter the mining and engineering … Read more
The B&T Skills Development Agriculture Learnership 2026 offers unemployed South Africans an opportunity to gain practical farming experience, improve workplace skills and prepare for future opportunities in the agricultural sector. This 12-month programme is designed for candidates interested in farming, outdoor work and hands-on learning environments. Applications close on 18 May 2026, so interested applicants … Read more
The PRSS Security Learnership 2026 gives unemployed South African youth an opportunity to gain practical workplace experience in the private security industry. Based in Centurion, this programme is ideal for candidates with PSiRA registration who want to strengthen their security skills, improve employability, and build a long-term career in the industry. With applications closing on … Read more
For many young people in South Africa, unemployment is not just a statistic — it’s a daily reality. You finish school or university, send CVs everywhere, and still get no response. SETA programmes were designed to change that. They are one of the most powerful bridges between unemployment and real work experience, offering training, stipends, … Read more
Introduction You finish your N6 qualification with hope. Then reality hits. No workplace experience. No diploma. No job. This is the struggle thousands of TVET students in South Africa face every year — especially when employers demand experience that colleges have not yet helped them complete. That is exactly where the SASSA Northern Cape Work … Read more
Introduction: Why This Platform Matters Right Now If you are unemployed in South Africa, you already know the frustration. You scroll endlessly looking for learnerships, internships, bursaries, and entry-level jobs, but most opportunities are scattered across different websites. Some are outdated. Some are confusing. Some require experience you don’t yet have. This is exactly where … Read more
If you are unemployed right now, it can feel like every job requires experience you don’t have. That is exactly the gap that South Africa’s skills development system is trying to close. One of the most important players in this space is the Education, Training and Development Practices Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA). … Read more