Ethekwini municipality invite South African youth to apply for engineering apprenticeship
Location:Ethekwini
Closing date:14 November 2025
Open position
-Boilermaker&welder
-Millwright
-Air-conditioning and Refrigeration
-Machenical fitter
-Diesel Machenic
eThekwini Municipality is offering training opportunities to individuals with a genuine interest in pursuing a career to qualify as an artisan in any of the identified trades.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants to participate in the eThekwini Municipal Artisan Development Programme in various trades for a period of the trade programme, which would be no longer than three years.
Opportunities for artisan development are available in the following trade: Boilermaker and Welder.
Applicants will be required to undergo various assessments, such as but not limited to verbal/written/ medical as part of the recruitment process for consideration.
Candidates will be required to complete an apprenticeship programme as per the specified and regulated criteria of the applicable Seta/QCTO and the National Artisan Moderating Body. The programme will involve practical training on-site as well as attendance at a training institution to obtain the theory component. At the end of the training programme, the apprentice will undergo a formal trade test to qualify as an Artisan in the relevant trade.
PWD candidates are also encouraged to apply.
Eligibility Requirements
Minimum N2 certificate including the relevant trade theory subject; or ii) Technical/Grade 12 with Maths and Physical Science/ Engineering science and related trade theory subject; or iii) Relevant (directly related to the trade theory subjects) N6 certificate or National Technical diploma (S or N stream) iv) Be eThekwini Residents (proof of residence required) v) Be a South African citizen with valid identity document (ID) vi) Applicants must be unemployed; vii) Must have passion and interest on the fields applied for; viii) Applicants must be between the age of 18 -35 years; ix) Applicants should not have participated in a similar apprenticeship programme before; Applicants will be required to undergo various pre-assessments as part of the recruitment process for consideration. Candidates will be required to complete an apprenticeship programme as per the specified and regulated criteria of the applicable Seta and the National Artisan Moderating Body. The programme will involve practical training on-site as well as attendance at a training institution to obtain the theory component. At the end of the training programme, the apprentice will undergo a formal trade test to qualify as an Artisan in the relevant trade.
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