East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ): Internship Programme 2024 / 2025

The East London Industrial Development Zone SOC Ltd is a State-Owned Corporation set up by government through the South African Industrial Development Zones Programme (now the South African Special Economic Zones Programme) to develop, operate and maintain modern infrastructure and to complementary attract strategic investments for the region.

The East London IDZ is looking for interns to be exposed in the following fields for a period of up to 24 months subject to the conditions of the internship agreement to be signed after appointment.

Internship Opportunities are availble in the following areas:

Science and Technology Park: Laboratory

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Microbiology
• Chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Food Technology

Marketing & Corporate Communications

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Corporate Communications
• Media Studies
• Journalism
• Public Relation

Financial Management

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Accounting
• Financial Accounting

Business Analyst​​​​​​​ 

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Economics
• Economic Sciences

Supply Chain Management 

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics

Science and Technology Park: Research

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Agricultural Economics
• Economics

Quality Management​​​​​​​ 

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Quality Management
• Quality Assurance
• Process Engineering
• Software Development

Management Accounting

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Management Accounting
• Management & Cost Accounting

Maintenance and Facilities Administrator

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Office Management and Technology
• Office Administration
• Business Administration

Electrical Engineering: Maintenance and Facilities

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Electrical Engineering (Heavy current)

Information Communication and Technology​​​​​​​

3 year Nationa Diploma / Degree in:

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Information Systems

Selection Criteria:

• Relevant studies have been completed
• South African citizens
• You must not be studying full-time
• You must be unemployed
• No experience is required
• You must not have participated in any other internship programme
• First preference will be given to top performers academically
• You must be between the age of 18 - 35 years