The department of Sport, Art and Culture has responded to a call for opening a workplace as training space by introduction of Graduate Internship Programme as one of initiatives to cap high level of unemployment especially among young people. The programme is offered to a person who has completed a qualification and is unemployed but requires workplace experience in order to enhance future employment opportunities. The programme run for a period of 24 Months. The following are key objectives for internship Programme:
- provide graduates with practical working experience in the field of, sport and recreation, arts, culture, heritage, language services and administration.
- ensure that graduates develop skills and techniques directly applicable to their career;
- empower graduates in developing attitudes conducive to effective interpersonal relationships;
- increase their sense of responsibility;
- prepare graduates to enter into full-time employment in their area of specialization; and
- enhance advancement possibilities for graduates.
Recruitment Process
Toward the end of 2020 the department ran a recruitment drive through issuing an advertisement for identified internship opportunities in all branches within the department. The responses received from eligible candidates were enormous and far beyond number of opportunities available.
Placement
The applications received were processed and the first group of 30 Interns were placed in different Chief Directorates and Directorates within the department from March 2021.
After re-evaluation of the resources required and space allocation the department further placed a second group of 35 interns from May 2022 for period of 24 Month.
Possible future opportunities
The department will further engage in the process of introducing other developmental programmes such as Learnership, Work Integrated Learning (WIL) etc. The new recruitment drive will be conducted as soon all as resources for identified developmental programmes are secured
