Department of Education: Internship Programme 2025 / 2026

’The Department of Higher Education and Training would like to invite all qualifying applicants to apply for Graduate Internship and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programme for the financial year 2025/2026 to 2026/2027. The Internship Programme is meant to provide work exposure to graduates and WIL students in their relevant field of studies.

The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Teaching Qualifications Policy

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/01

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Office Management

International Scholarships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: International Relations / Office Administration / Business Informatics / Marketing Management.
• N6 certificate in Financial Management / Office Management.

Student Support and Sector Engagement

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/03

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration/Management

Governance Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration/Management

Management Support and Transfers 

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/05

• National Diploma or Degree in: Financial Administration/Management

HRDC Secretariat

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/HRDC/2025/01

• National diploma/Degree/Honours/Master’s in: Communications Studies / Research / Project Management / Monitoring and Evaluation / Administrative Management / Office Management.

Logistics Management and Disposal

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CFO/2025/01

• National Diploma or Degree in: Supply Chain Management / Logistics Management / Purchasing Management / Public Management.
• N6 Certificate in: Public Management

Demand, Acquisition & Contract Management

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CFO/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: Supply Chain Management / Public Procurement

Public Entities

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CFO/2025/03

• National Diploma or Degree in: Accounting / Financial Management
• N6 Certificate in: Financial Management.

Development Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/UE/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Accounting / Financial Management
• N6 Certificate in: Financial Management/Public Management

Compliance Unit

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CFO/2025/05

• National Diploma or Degree in: Internal Audit /Accounting / Financial Management.

Financial Service

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CFO/2025/06

• National Diploma or Degree in: Financial Management / Accounting with Mathematics
• N6 Certificate in Financial Management.

CD Indlela: Artisan Development

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/01

• N6 Engineering or Civil
• Diploma /University of Technology Engineering Diploma
• BCom degree
• LLB degree
• Advanced diploma (Engineering or Civil) in TVET Education

National Artisan Moderation Body (A)

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/02

• Unemployed qualified Artisan in the trades of Automotive Mechanic / Fitting and Turning / Plumbing / Millwright.

National Artisan Moderation Body

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/03

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Office Management

Cd Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (HRM)

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Human Resource Management.

CD Indlela: NADSC

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/05

• Junior Programmer (Sql) 
• Diploma in Networking
• N6 Engineering
• Civil Diploma

CD Indlela: WSSA

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/06

• Diploma or Degree in: Marketing / Communications / Public Relations / Logistics / Supply Finance / Chain Management / Project Management / Psychology / Quality Management
• Higher certificate in Career Information

National Skills Authority

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/13

• Diploma or Degree in: Financial Management / Financial Accounting.
• N6 Certificate in Financial Management.

National Skills Authority

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/09

• Diploma or Degree in: Social Science / Development Studies / Public Administration/Management
• N6 Certificate in: Public Management/Public Administration

National Skills Authority

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/14

• Diploma or Degree in: Corporate Governance / Legal / Compliance Environment.

Seta Coordination

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/15

• Diploma or Degree in: Information System/Information Technology / Computer Science / Information Management System

Seta Support and Learnerships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/16

• Diploma or Degree in: Social Science / Humanities

Seta Support and Learnerships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/13

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Office Management.

Seta Support and Learnerships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/17

• Diploma or Degree in: Training and Development

Seta Support and Learnerships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/16

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Business Administration / Management of Training / Human Resource Management / Human resource Development

Office Of The Director-General

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/01

• Diploma or Degree in: Management Assistant / Administration / Public Management.

Organisational Development Unit

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/02

• Diploma or Degree in: Management Services /Operations Management.
• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant

Internal Communication & Client Services 

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/03

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Relations.
• N6 certificate in Public Relations

Training and Development Unit

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/04

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Public Administration / Human Resource Management and Development.

Performance Management Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/05

• Diploma or Degree in: Human Resource Management / Public Management.
• N6 certificate in: Human Resource Management/Public Management

HRM&D: Office Of The Director

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/06

• Diploma or Degree in: Management Assistant

HRM&D: Training and Development

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/07

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Public Administration / Human Resource Management

HRM&D: Recruitment and Selection

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/08

• Diploma or Degree in: Human Resource Management / Public Administration / Office Administration.

Risk, Fraud, Ethics and Integrity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/09

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Human Resource Management.

Risk, Fraud, Ethics and Integrity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/10

• Diploma or Degree in: Risk Management

Risk, Ethics and Integrity and Fraud Prevention

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CS/2025/11

• Diploma or Degree in: Forensic Investigation / Law / Accounting / Auditing.

Africa and Middle Eastern Partnership 

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/01

• Diploma or Degree in: International Relations / Public Management / Political Science

Management Information System

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/02

• Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration /Office Management.

HETMIS Project

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/03

• Diploma or Degree in: Information Technology / Computer Science.

Management Information System

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/05

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics

Policy, Research and Evaluation

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/06

• Bachelor of Arts with Honours/Master’s in Policy Studies / Social Science / Development Studies / Public Management and Governance / Monitoring and Evaluation.

Planning, Policy and Strategy

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/07

• Degree in: Public Management / Legislation and Policy Development / Social Sciences

Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/08

• Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Any Equivalent Qualification.

Legal and Legislative Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/09

• National Diploma or Degree: Law/LLB

CD: Social Inclusion and Quality

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/10

• National Diploma or Degree: Management Assistant.

CD: Social Inclusion and Quality

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/11

• National Diploma or Degree: Office Administration / Public Management / Office Management and Technology

Open Learning

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/012

• National Diploma or Degree: Communication Studies / Media Studies

Open Learning

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/13

• National Diploma or Degree: Information Technology / Computer Sciences.
• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant

Social Inclusion and Equity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/14

• National Diploma or Degree: Gender Studies / Social Sciences with a passed subject in Transformation

Social Inclusion and Equity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/15

• Bachelor of Arts in Social Transformation Studies/Public Administration majored in Gender/Disability

Social Inclusion and Equity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/16

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Financial Management / Administration Management.

Social Inclusion and Equity

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/17

• Degree in: Social Sciences / Public Policy / Sociology / Developmental Studies.

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/18

• National Diploma or Degree in: Administration / Human Resource Management / Financial Management/Auditing.

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/19

• Degree in: Marketing / Communication

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/20

• Degree in: Human Resource Development / Training and Development

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/21

• National Diploma or Degree in: Information Technology / Information Systems / Software Engineering

College System Infrastructure Planning and Development

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/22

• National Diploma or Degree in: Construction Project Management

System Monitoring and Labour Market Intelligence

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/23

• National Diploma or Degree in: Renewable Energy / Environmental Science / Economics / Engineering (Mechanical/ Chemical/ Electrical) / Statistics / Office Administration / Management Assistant.

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/24

• Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation

International Relations

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/25

• BA degree in: International Relations / Political Science / Developmental Studies

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/27

• Degree in: Public Administration / Public Policy / Development Studies

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/28

• Degree in: Social Science / Psychology

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/29

• Degree in: Project Management

Career Development Services

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/30

• Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in: Psychology/ Information Management / Knowledge Management / Information Science.

Social Inclusion, Equity, Access & Quality

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/31

• National Diploma in: Management Assistant / Office Management and Technology.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant.

Office of The DDG: TVET Branch

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/01

• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant / Public Administration.

TVET Management and Governance Support 

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Office Administration / Business Administration / LLB.
• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant.

TVET Monitoring and Evaluation

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/03

• National Diploma or Degree in: Monitoring and Evaluation / Information Science / Information Management / Information Systems

TVET Curriculum Development Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management /  Management Assistant.

CD: Programmes and Qualification

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/05

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Management Assistant

Lecturer Development Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/06

• National Diploma or Degree in: Project Management / Information Technology / Public Management.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant

NW and Mpumalanga Regional Office

Location: Standerton Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/07

• National Diploma or Degree in: Financial Management / Human Resource Management.
• N6 Certificate in: Human Resource Management / Public Management / Management Assistant

Gauteng and Free State TVET Regional Office

Location: Johannesburg Marshall Town

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/08

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Office Management / Information Technology.
• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant / Public Management / Human Resource Management.

Kwazulu Natal TVET Regional Office

Location: Pietermaritzburg

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/09

• National Diploma or Degree in: Accounting / Financial Management / Labour Law / Industrial Relations / Labour Relations / LLB / Human Resource Management.

Eastern Cape TVET Regional Office

Location: East London

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/10

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Financial Management / Labour Relations / Human Resource Management / Monitoring and Evaluation

Financial Planning

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/12

• Degree in Economics/Policy Development

Institutional Funding

Location:Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/13

• National Diploma or Degree in: Economics/Public Management

TVET College Budget Planning and Management

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/14

• National Diploma or Degree in: Financial Management / Accounting / Auditing / Public Administration / Office Management.

Special Project

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/15

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Business Administration

CD: TVET System Planning and Institutional Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/16

• National Diploma or Degree in: Project Management / Business Administration / Public Administration / Office Administration

Private Colleges

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/17

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law / LLB

Financial Planning and Management

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CETHO/2025/01

• National Diploma or Degree in: Office Administration / Management Assistant / Administrative Management / Office Management.

CET College Institutional Funding

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CETHO/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Policy / Developmental Studies / Economics

CET College Budget Planning and Management

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CET-HO/2025/03

• National diploma/B-Tech/Bachelor of Commerce in: Financial Accounting / Financial Management / Cost and Management Accounting.

Cd: ETDA (Partnership & Linkages, Programmes Curriculum Development & Support, Student Resourcing & Support, Lecturer Development & Support)

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CETHO/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Project Management with Research / Public Management / Public Administration / Public Management / Financial Management / Office Management.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant

Institutional Planning Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CET-HO/2025/05

• National Diploma or Degree in: Office Management and Technology / Office Administration / Public Administration

Management Governance Support

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CETHO/2025/06

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Management/Office Administration

Office Of The DDG: TVET Branch 

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CET-HO/2025/07

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Public Administration / Project Management, Development Studies / Commerce / Infrastructure Management.

Mpumalanga CET Regional Office

Location: Mbombela

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/01

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Office Administration.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant.

Limpopo CET Regional Office

Location: Polokwane

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: Labour Law / Labour Relations / Information Technology / Computer Sciences / Financial Management / Accounting / Public Relations/Marketing

Free State CET Regional Office

Location: Mangaung

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/03

• National Diploma or Degree in: Information Technology

Kwazulu Natal CET Regional Office

Location: Pietermaritzburg

Ref No: DHET/CETRO/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Management / Office Management.

North-West and Mpumalanga CET Regional Office

Location: Mafikeng

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/05

• National Diploma in Management Assistant.

North-West And Mpumalanga CET Regional Office

Location: Mbombela

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/06

• National Diploma in Management Assistant.

Northern Cape and Western Cape CET Rigional Office

Location: Cape Town

Ref No: DHET/CET-RO/2025/07

• National Diploma or Degree in: Human Resource Management / Management Assistant / Public Management / Public Administration.

North-West CET College

Location: Mafikeng

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/01

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Office Administration.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant

Mpumalanga CET College

Location: Silabus

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/02

• National Diploma or Degree in: Public Administration / Public Management / Office Management / Human Resource Management / Accounting Management.

Western Cape CET College

Location: Bellville

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/03

• National Diploma/Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor’s degree in: Marketing / Information Technology/Information system / Business science in Marketing / Business Sciences in Organisational Psychology / Human Resource Management / Public Management / Labour Relations / Internal Audit.

Gauteng CET College

Location: Ormonde

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/04

• National Diploma or Degree in: Human Resource Management / Information Technology / Supply Chain Management / Financial Management / Accounting / Public Administration.
• N6 certification in Management Assistant / Human Resource Management / Financial Management.

Kwazulu Natal CET College

Location: eThekwini

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/05

• National Diploma or Degree in: Financial Accounting / Internal Audit / Public Finance / Cost & Management Accounting / Public Management and Technology / Marketing / Development Studies / Management Assistant / Human Resource Management / Information Technology / Labour Law / Business Management.
• N6 certificate in Financial Management / Public Management / Management Assistant

Northwest CET College

Location: Brits

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/06

• National Diploma or Degree in: Human Resource Management / Marketing Management / Management Assistant / Information Communication Technology / Computer Sciences.
• N6 certificate in Management Assistant

Teaching Qualifications

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/CETC/2025/07

• National Diploma or Degree in: Information Technology / Office Administration / Human Resource Management / Financial Management / Financial Accounting / Marketing.
• N6 certificate in: Marketing Management / Human Resource Management / Financial Management / Management Assistant.

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (Auxilliary Services)

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/07

• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant / Office Administration.

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (Security Support Services)  

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/08

• N6 certificate in: Security Management or related

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (Maintenance Support Services)  

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/09

• N6 certificate in: Horticulture

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (Maintenance Support Services)  

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/010

• N6 certificate in: Bricklaying / Electrical / Plumbing and Welding.

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/11

• Unemployed Qualified Artisan in: Refrigeration / Fitting and Turning / Instrumentation / Painter and Decorator.

CD Indlela: ARPL & Assessment (Registration)

Location: Olifantsfontein

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/12

• N6 certificate in: Office Management and Technology / Public Management

Office of The Director: SETA Support and Learnerships

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/SD/2025/18

• N6 certificate in: Public Administration / Public Management / Office Management

Management Information System

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/PPS/2025/04

• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant

Institutional Funding

Location: Pretoria Head Office

Ref No: DHET/TVET/2025/11

• N6 certificate in: Management Assistant