Invitation from CETA for South African unemployed youth to apply for the 2026 Internship Programme.
Best Before: 25 February 2026
Placement: Midrand, South Africa
Overview
The CETA Internship Programme aims to contribute to reducing youth unemployment by offering structured professional and generic internship opportunities. The programme provides meaningful workplace exposure to young graduates, enabling them to gain practical experience within a public entity operating in the SETA landscape.
Interns will rotate across divisions within departments to ensure broad exposure and development. Progress will be formally reviewed at least at the end of each quarter.
Key Responsibilities
- Performing entry-level functional tasks within the unit
- Handling correspondence, enquiries, and maintaining records and files
- Providing administrative support during budgeting processes
- Assisting with audit preparation and information gathering
- Collating data and preparing monthly and quarterly reports
- Preparing meeting agendas and taking minutes
- Assisting with presentations (at least one per quarter)
- Performing duties delegated by supervisors and managers
During the internship, interns will develop:
- Knowledge of CETA as a public entity and understanding of the SETA landscape
- Theoretical and practical understanding of their functional area
- Basic knowledge of regulatory frameworks and legislation, including:
- Skills Development Act
- Skills Development Levies Act (SDLA)
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Tax Laws
- BBBEE
- Employment Equity and Affirmative Action
Available Opportunities:
1. Monitoring, Evaluation and Transformation Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Public Administration or equivalent
2. Finance Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Financial Management
- Accounting
- Cost and Management Accounting or equivalent
3. Project Monitoring Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Business Management
- Project Management
- B.Admin
- Administration
- Public Administration
- Business Administration
- Operations Management or equivalent
4. Client Services and Projects Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Business Management
- Project Management
- Office Administration
- Accounting
- Public Administration
- Business Administration
- Management Assistant
- Administration orequivalent
5. Projects Finance Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Business Management
- Project Management
- Office Administration
- Accounting
- Public Administration
- Business Administration
- Management Assistant
- Administration or equivalent
6. Supply Chain Management Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Logistics Management
- Accounting
- Supply Chain Management
- Business Management or equivalent
7. Governance and Audit Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Auditing
- Accounting
- Public Administration or equivalent
8. ICT Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- ICT
- Computer Science or equivalent
9. Risk Management Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Risk Management
- Auditing
- Accounting
10. Facilities Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Facilities Management
- Operations Management
- Logistics Management
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) or equivalent
11. Secretariat Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Public Administration
- Business Administration
- Business Management
- Office Administration
12. Strategic Support Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Office Administration
- Public Administration or related qualification
13. Communications and Stakeholder Management Internship
Qualification:
National Diploma / BTech / Degree in:
- Business Management
- Public Relations or related qualification
Applicants must:
- Be a South African citizen under the age of 35
- Possess a valid South African ID
- Hold a relevant post-matric qualification from a recognised institution
- Not have participated in any previous SETA-sponsored internship programme
- Not have been previously employed
Why Apply for the Programme?
- Valuable workplace experience within a public entity
- Exposure to corporate governance and SETA operations
- Professional development through rotational exposure
- Quarterly performance reviews
- Practical understanding of regulatory frameworks
How to Apply
Required Documents:
- Applicant to submit detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a motivation letter to be considered for interviews.
- Certified copies of the Identity Document (ID) and certified copies of academic qualifications.
- COMPLETE YOUR ICT ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR FINANCE ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR FACILITIES ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR STRATEGIC ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR CAPE TOWN ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR SECRETARIAT ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR MONITORING ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR CSP DURBAN ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR CSP KIMBERLY ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR GOVERNANCE ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR EAST LONDON ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR CSP POLOKWANE ONLINE APPLICATION HER
- COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT FINANCE ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR COMMUNICATION ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR RISK MANAGEMENT ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
- COMPLETE YOUR PROJECT MONITORING ONLINE APPLICATION HERE
NB. CETA will only correspond with shortlisted candidates. If you do not receive correspondence from CETA within 4 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
