The Department of Employment and Labour would like to invite qualifying graduates to apply to share in an externship programme in the 2025 to 2027 fiscal time. Aspirants must be jobless graduates, shouldn’t have shared in an externship programme preliminarily and must be a South African citizen. The Department of Employment and Labour is an equal occasion employer. Equity Considerations Priority will be given to aspirants from preliminarily underprivileged background, in line with the Department’s Employment Equity Plan, those living with disability will be considered. Qualifying South African Youth and People living with disability will be given advantage.
Fixed Term: 24 Months
Allowance: R7 860.50 per month
- Intern: Occupational Health And Safety (OHS) (X3, 385 POSTS)
Centre:
- Provincial Office: East London (Eastern Cape) Ref No: OHS/P20K/EC (X681 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Bloemfontein (Free State) Ref No: OHS/P20K/FS (X153 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Braamfontein (Gauteng) Ref No: OHS/P20K/GP (X398 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Durban (KZN) Ref No: OHS/P20K/KZN (X963 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Polokwane (Limpopo) Ref No: OHS/P20K/LP (X108 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Witbank (Mpumalanga) Ref No. OHS/P20K/MP (X254 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kimberly (Northern Cape) Ref No: OHS/P20KNC (X102 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mmabatho (North West) Ref No: OHS/P20K/NW (X214 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: OHS/P20K/WC (X526 Posts)
Requirements:
- Three (3) years tertiary Qualification- National Diploma (NQFL6) / Undergraduate Bachelor Degree (NQFL7) in Environmental Health, Environment Science Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Construction related Engineering, Occupational Health/Hygiene/Analytical Chemistry, Explosives Management, Explosives Engineering, Mining/Industrial Engineering.
Duties:
- To assist in conducting inspections with the aim of ensuring compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993, Regulations and incorporated Standards. Provide administrative support to the inspectors. Assist in investigation of incidents and complaints reported pertaining to the OHS Act. Give support to the inspector during enforcement. Assist in compiling and consolidating reports emanating from such inspections.
- Intern: Basic Conditions of Employment (BCEA) (X3197 POSTS)
Centre:
- Provincial Office: East London (Eastern Cape) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/EC (X724 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Bloemfontein (Free State) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/FS (X303 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Braamfontein (Gauteng) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/GP (X618 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Durban (KZN) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/KZN (X545 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Polokwane (Limpopo) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/LP (X58 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Witbank (Mpumalanga) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/MP (X232 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kimberly (Northern Cape) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/NC (X168 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mmabatho (North West) Ref No: BCEA/P20K/NW (X129 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: BCEA/P20K/WC (X420 Posts)
Requirements:
- Three (3) year Tertiary Qualification-National Diploma (NQLF6) / Undergraduate Bachelor Degree (NQFL7) in Labour Relations/ B Com Law/ LLB/Labour law/Commercial Law.
Duties:
- Assist in monitoring compliance by conducting inspections to determine the level of compliance with BCEA, SD and NMWA. Assist in investigations on reported complaints pertaining to contravention of BCEA, Sectoral Determinations and NMWA. Provide administrative support to the inspectors.
- Intern: Employment Equity (EEA) (X260 POSTS)
Centre:
- Provincial Office: East London (Eastern Cape) Ref No: EEA/P20K/EC (X29 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Bloemfontein (Free State) Ref No: EEA/P20K/FS (X34 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Braamfontein (Gauteng) Ref No: EEA/P20K/GP (X57 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Durban (KZN) Ref No: EEA/P20K/KZN (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Witbank (Mpumalanga) Ref No: EEA/P20K/MP (X24 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kimberly (Northern Cape) Ref No: EEA/P20K/NC (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mmabatho (North West) Ref No: EEA/P20K/NW (X5 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: EEA/P20K/WC (X104 Posts)
Requirements:
- Three (3) year tertiary qualification- National Diploma (NQFL6) /Undergraduate Bachelor Degree (NQFL7) BCom Law/ LLB/Labour Law/Commercial Law.
Duties:
Assist in monitoring compliance through assisting in the conducting of inspections to determine the level of compliance with Employment Equity Act and regulations. Assist with executing investigations on reported complaints pertaining to contravention of EEA. Provide administrative support to the inspectors.
- Intern: Employer Audit Service (EAS) (X1, 076 POSTS)
Centre:
- Provincial Office: East London (Eastern Cape) Ref No: EAS/P20K/EC (X69 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Bloemfontein (Free State) Ref No: EAS/P20K/FS (X162 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Braamfontein (Gauteng) Ref No: EAS/P20K/GP (X99 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Durban (KZN) Ref No: EAS/P/20K/KZN (X12 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Witbank (Mpumalanga) Ref No: EAS/P20K/MP (X40 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kimberly (Northern Cape) Ref No: EAS/P20K/NC (X68 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mmabatho (North West) Ref No: EAS/P20K/NW (X193 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: EAS/P20K/WC (X433 Posts)
Requirements:
- Three (3) year Tertiary Qualification-National Diploma (NQFL6)/Undergraduate Bachelor Degree (NQFL7) in BCom Law/ LLB/Labour Law/ BCom Accounting/ Internal Audit/ Auditing/Financial Accounting/ Cost and Management Accounting/ Financial Information System/ BCompt. Accounting/ Financial Management.
Duties:
- Assist to monitor compliance by assisting the conducting of inspections to determine the level of compliance with UIA, COIDA and UICA. Assist with execution of investigations on reported complaints pertaining to contravention of UIA, COIDA and UICA. Provide administrative support to the inspectors.
- Intern: Office of the COO (PME)
Ref No: HR4/25/CDPE/1HO (X4 POSTS)
Branch: CD PME
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- National Diploma /B-Degree/Public Administration and Management/ Project Management/ Statistics.
Duties:
- Provide technical advice and monitor the alignment of Provinces Strategic Plans. Planning, monitoring and evaluation. Governance structures. Manage the compilation of performance information reports. Manage the implementation of service delivery improvement strategies.
- Intern: Office of the COO (Operations)
Ref No: HR4/25/OPS/2HO (X4 POSTS)
Branch: Operations
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- B-Degree/B-Tech Operations Management/Business/ Public Administration and Management.
Duties:
- Governance of SDIP, Batho Pele, Service Standards. Analysis of complaints management system.
- Intern: Office of the Inspector-General
REF NO: HR4/25/IES/3HO (X5 POSTS)
Branch: IES
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- National Diploma (NQF6)/B Degree (NQF7) in Public Finance and Administration/ Business Administration/Business Management/Local Governance and Management/Financial Management/ /Administrative Management.
Duties:
- Assist with project coordination in the Office of the Inspector-General. Provide help with administrative tasks, and contribute to secretariat services for various committees. Support budget planning for the branch and procurement of goods and services.
- Intern: Office of the DDG: Corporate Services
Ref No: HR4/25/ODDG/4HO (X2 POSTS)
Branch: DDG: CS
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- National Diploma NQF6/ Bachelor Degree (NQF7) in Public Administration/ Business Administration/Office Management and Technology/ Management Assistant/Business Management.
Duties:
- Assist in rendering administration support services to the Office of the DDG. Assist with controlling the movement of documents and files in the Office of the DDG. Assist in providing Supply Chain Management support in the Office of the DDG. Assist with budget planning for the Office of the DDG.
- Intern: Employee Relations (X26 Posts)
Centre:
- Branch: ER, Head Office, Pretoria Ref No: HR/25/ER1/HO (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/GP (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kwazulu-Natal Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/KZN (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/EC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/WC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/LP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/MP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/NW (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/FS (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/ER/NC (X2 Posts)
Requirements:
- LLB/ National Diploma (NQF6)/ Degree (NQF7) in Labour Relations/ Labour Law.
Duties:
- Assist with opening misconduct and grievance files. Compile monthly and quarterly stats. Assist in sourcing case laws. Analyse cases for merits of success. Admin duties.
- Intern: Training and Performance Management (X26 Posts)
Centre:
- Branch: MAS, Head Office, Pretoria Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/HO (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/GP (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kwazulu-Natal Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/KZN (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/EC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/WC (X4 Posts
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/LP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/MP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/NW (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/FS (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/TPM/NC (X2 Posts)
Requirements:
- National Diploma (NQF6)/Degree (NQF7) Human Resource Management/ Human Resource Development/ Management of Training/Public Management.
Duties:
- Facilitate performance agreements assessments. Capture and verify performance agreements on PERSAL. Provide secretariat and logistical support for PMDS Committee meetings. Provide procurement support to the unit. Provide administration support. Assist in the coordination of training programmes. Assist in the compilation of WSP, QMR and ATR. Assist in administration of bursaries. Compile a training database.
- Intern: Human Resource Operations (X90 Posts)
Centre:
- Branch: HRO, Head Office, Pretoria Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/HO (X10 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/GP (X10 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kwazulu-Natal Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/KZN (X10 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO /EC (X10 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/WC (X10 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/LP (X8 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/MP (X8 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/NW (X8 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/FS (X8 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/HRO/NC (X8 Posts)
Requirements:
- National Diploma (NQF6 / Degree (NQF7) Human Resource Management.
Duties:
- Provide support for all HRM functions in Recruitment & Selection and Service Benefits.
- Intern: Organizational Development
Ref No: HR/25/P20K/OD/HO (X4 POSTS)
Branch: MAS
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- National Diploma (NQF 6)/ Bachelor Degree (NQF 7) in Management Services/ Industrial Engineering/ Operations Management/ Production Management/ Industrial and Organizational Psychology/Human Resource Management/Work Study.
Duties:
- Assist in organisational designed processes. Assist in activities for improvement of the organisational structure. Assist in development and review of Job Profiles, job evaluation processes, business process improvement and change management processes.
- Intern: Employee Health and Wellness Programme (X26 Posts)
Centre:
- Branch: EHWP, Head Office, Pretoria Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/HO (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: KwaZulu-Natal Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP /EC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/WC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/LP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/MP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/NW (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/FS (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/EHWP/NC (X2 Posts)
Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree (NQF7)/ National Diploma (NQF6) Social Work, Psychology, Occupational health and safety.
Duties:
- Assist with implementation of employee health and wellness programmes and services in the department.
- Intern: Gender, Disability and Youth (X26 Posts)
Centre:
- Branch: GDY, Head Office, Pretoria- HR/25/P20K/GDY/HO (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Gauteng- Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY /GP (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Kwazulu-Natal Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/KZN (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Eastern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/EC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Western Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/WC (X4 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Limpopo Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/LP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Mpumalanga Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/MP (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: North-West Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/NW (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Free State Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/FS (X2 Posts)
- Provincial Office: Northern Cape Ref No: HR/25/P20K/GDY/NC (X2 Posts)
Requirements:
- Bachelor Degree (NQF7)/ National Diploma (NQF6) Social Work, Psychology, Social Science, Gender Studies, Youth Studies.
Duties:
- Assist in coordination and implementation of disability mainstreaming, assist in coordinating performing various activities, events, programmes and focusing on GDY.
- Intern: Policy Research and Monitoring
Ref No: HR/25/P20K/PRM/HO (X4 POSTS)
Branch: PRM
Centre: Head Office, Pretoria
Requirements:
- National Diploma (NQF6) / Degree (NQF7) Human Resource Management.
Duties:
- Assist in the development and implementation of Employment Equity, HR planning & Policies. Assist in HR data analytics.
Enquiries: SA Youth Contact Centre at 0800 727272
Best Before: 21 November 2025 at 16:00 (walk- in) and 00:00 night (online)
Note: operations quoting the applicable reference number must be submitted on the new Z83 operation form, accessible from any Public Service Department or department website entered operations using the incorrect operation for employment (old Z83) won’t be considered. The completed and inked form should be accompanied by a lately streamlined CV. Shortlisted campaigners will be needed to submit pukka clones of Matric instrument, academic reiterations ( qualification/ s with 360/480 credits as recognised by SAQA and academic record) and ID). All shortlisted campaigners shall take over a pre-entry practical exercise as part of the assessment system to determine the seeker’s felicity grounded on the post’s specialized and general conditions. Aspirants wishing to apply for an externship outside their area of hearthstone must be willing to find their own accommodation and transportation considering that they will be earning a pay-check. Failure to submit the requested documents information will affect in your operation not being considered. Aspirants will be anticipated to be available for assessments and selection interviews at a time, date and place as determined by the Department. It’s the aspirant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications estimated by the South African Qualification Authority( SAQA) and National Diploma should be NQF Level 6( with 360 credits as recognised by SAQA). All movables for externship are subject to the verification and pre-screening process. The Department reserves the right not to make an appointment. Due to the large number of operations we image to admit, operation will not be conceded, if you haven’t been communicated within eight( 8) weeks after the ending date of this announcement, please accept that your operation was unprofitable. Correspondence will be entered into with shortlisted campaigners only. Please direct your operation to the applicable fiefdom and complete a separate operation for each reference number.
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