CETA Graduate Internships 2026

Internship Overview

The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA) Internship Programme intends to contribute to a reduction of youth unemployment by providing both professional and generic Internship programmes that will provide meaningful work experience to young graduates.

Responsibilties

Interns will be exposed to the following functions, amongst the others: 

• Performing all functionary tasks for the unit at entry level. 
• Handle correspondence and enquiries relating to and maintain the units’ records and files. 
• Providing administrative support to the co-ordination of the units budgeting processes. 
• Assist with information gathering for the preparation for audits. 
• Assist in data collating and preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for units. 
• Performing all functions as delegated by the units’ supervisors and managers. 
• Prepare meeting agendas and take minutes. 
• Assists prepare at least 1 presentation per quarter, or as may be required from time to time. 
  for less than a quarter timeline. 
• Rotational planning will be structured in a manner that allows sufficient time for the intern to be exposed to different tasks of divisions within a specific department. The interns’ progress to be formally reviewed at least at the end of each and every quarter. 

Interns will be expected to develop the following during their stay at CETA: 

• Knowledge of CETA as a corporate and public entity and the whole SETA landscape; its purpose and mandate. 
• Expected to possess relevant and reasonable theoretical knowledge and understanding relating the functional area or specific departments or units in which interns are placed. 
• Basic knowledge about relevant and applicable regulatory laws and frameworks, Acts, guidelines and policies (including the Skills Development Act, SDLA, PFMA, Tax laws, BBBEE, Employment Equity and Affirmative Action, amongst the others). 

Entry Requirements

• Be a South African of less than 35 years of age, with a valid South African ID. 
• Relevant post matric qualification obtained from a recognised institution of higher learning. 
• Applicants must not have participated in any previous SETA sponsored internship programme. 
• Applicants must not have been previously employed. 

Available Internships

The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Internship: Monitoring, Evaluation and Transformation

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Auditing
• Accounting
• Public Administration
• or equivalent 

Finance Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Financial Management
• Accounting
• Cost and Management Accounting
• Cost and Management Accounting or equivalent

Project Monitoring Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Business Management
• Project Management
• B.Admin
• Administration,
• Public Administration
• Business Administration
• Operations Management
• or equivalent 

Internship: Client Services and Projects

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Business Management
• Project Management
• Office Administration
• Accounting
• Public Administration
• Business Administration
• Management Assistant
• Administration
• or equivalent

Projects Finance Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Business Management
• Project Management
• Office Administration
• Accounting
• Public Administration
• Business Administration
• Management Assistant
• Administration or equivalent

Supply Chain Management Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Logistics Management
• Accounting
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Management
• or equivalent

Governance and Audit Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Auditing 
• Accounting 
• Public Administration
• or equivalent 

ICT Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• ICT
• Computer Science
• or equivalent

Risk Management Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Risk Management
• Auditing
• Accounting

Facilities Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Facilities Management
• Operations Management
• Logistics Management
• OHS
• or equivalent

Secretariat Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Public Administration
• Business Administration
• Business Management
• Office Administration

Strategic Support Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Office Administration
• Public Administration
• or related

Communications and Stakeholder Management Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Business Management
• Public relations
• or related

Communications and Stakeholder Management Internship

Nationa Diploma/ BTech/ Degree in

• Business Management
• Public relations
• or related