Department of Social Development: Internship Programme 2025

Programme Purpose: Practical work experience for unemployed youth who require exposure in a work environment. Graduates should be prepared to be placed throughout all corridors and institutions within the Gauteng Department of Social Development

The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Internship: Information Technology

National Diploma / Degree in:

• Information Technology
• Information Management
• Business Analysis
• Informatics
• Computer Science
• Financial Information Systems
• Information and Knowledge Management/
• Information Science

Internship: Procurement and Finance

National Diploma / Degree in:

• Financial Management
• Accounting
• Supply Chain Management
• Logistics

Internship: Administration and Transport

National Diploma or Degree in: 

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

Internship: Monitoring and Evaluation

National Diploma or Degree in:

• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Public Management
• Social Science
• Public Administration
• Development Studies
• Public Governance

Internship: Human Resource Management

National Diploma or Degree in:

• Human Resources
• Management Services,
• Operations Management,
• Productivity Management,
• Industrial Psychology

Internship: Communications

National Diploma or Degree in: 

• Communications
• Journalism
• Marketing
• Digital Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Photography
• Videography
• Public Relations
• Social Media
• Web Management

Internship: Social Auxiliary Work

• National Diploma / Degree in: Social Auxiliary Work

Internship: Candidate Quantity Surveyor

• National Diploma / Degree in: Quantity Surveyor

Internship: Occupational Health and Safety

• National Diploma / Degree in: Safety Management with NQF Level 5 SAMTRAC Certificate

Internship: Candidate Construction Project Administrator

• National Diploma or Degree in any Built Environment Qualification

Internship: Property and Security Management

National Diploma or Degree in:

• Property Studies
• Building Science
• Facilities Management
• Construction

Internship: Business Continuity Management

National Diploma or Degree in:

• Public Management
• Corporate Governance
• Business Management

Internship: Candidate Electrical Engineer

• BSC: Electrical Engineer
• B. ENG Electrical Engineer

Internship: Auxiliary Nursing

• Certificate in Auxiliary Nursing and must be registered with The South African Nursing Council. Statement of results to be attached to application

Internship: Child and Youth Care Work

• FETC NQF Level 4 or 5 in Child and Youth Care

Internship: Demography/Population Studies

• National Diploma or Degree in: Demography/Population Studies

Internship: Internal Auditing / Risk Management

National Diploma or Degree in: 

• Internal Auditing,
• Risk Management
• Forensic Investigation

Internship: Records Management

• National Diploma or Degree in: Records Management

Internship: Institutional Based Care

• FETC NQF Level 4 or 5 in Institutional Based Care

Internship: Social Work

• BA: Social Work

How to Apply