📍 Location: Parktown (Johannesburg) & Regional Offices Nationwide, South Africa
🏢 Organisation: Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services SETA
📅 Closing Date: 20 April 2026
💼 Job Type: Internship
⏳ Duration: 24 Months
👥 Target Group: Unemployed Graduates (18–35 years)
🌟 About the Programme
Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services SETA is offering a 24-month Graduate Internship Programme aimed at developing young professionals across multiple industries.
merSETA is a public entity established under the Skills Development Act, focusing on skills development in sectors like:
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Automotive
- Plastics
💰 Monthly Stipend
- 🎓 National Diploma (NQF 6): R10,000/month
- 🎓 Degree / BTech (NQF 7): R11,000/month
- 🎓 Honours / Postgraduate (NQF 8+): R12,000/month
🧠 Available Internship Fields
🏢 Head Office (Parktown, Johannesburg)
- Learning Programmes & QA
- Grants Management
- Legal & Compliance
- Human Resources
- Finance
- Asset Management
- Travel & Tourism
- Marketing & Communications
- Project Management
- Monitoring & Reporting
- Sector Skills Planning & Research
- Quality Management
- ICT (Networks, Development, Information Science)
- Supply Chain Management
- Company Secretariat
🌍 Regional Offices (Nationwide)
- Client Services (Positions available across all provinces)
🎓 Minimum Requirements
To apply, you must:
- Be a South African citizen
- Be aged 18 – 35 years
- Be unemployed
- Have not participated in an internship before
- Hold a National Diploma / Degree / Honours qualification
📚 Fields of Study Required
- Business Administration / Management
- Finance / Accounting
- Human Resources / Labour Relations
- Law / Legal Studies
- Marketing / Communications / Journalism
- Project Management
- ICT / Computer Science
- Supply Chain / Logistics
- Social Sciences
- Engineering / Quality Systems
📩 How to Apply
📧 Email Applications:
🌐 Online Applications:
- Apply via PNet or LinkedIn (search: Rapid Recruiting)
⚠️ Important Notes
- This is a fixed 24-month contract
- If you don’t receive feedback within 2 weeks after closing, consider your application unsuccessful
- Applications from people living with disabilities are encouraged
💡 Why You Should Apply
- Gain valuable workplace experience
- Earn a competitive monthly stipend
- Work within national skills programmes
- Boost your career in both public and private sectors