The Western Cape Department of Agriculture invites South African unemployed youth to apply for Agricultural Partnership For Youth Development Matric Internship Programme
Position: Agricultural Partnership For Youth Development Matric Internship Programme (APFYD)
Stipend: R60 037,92 per annum
Closing Date: 06 October 2023
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture offers opportunities to thirty (30) unemployed youth in rural areas, specifically from: Grabouw (Theewaterskloof); Hermanus (Overstrand); Chatsworth (Swartland); Graafwater (Cederberg); Uniondale (George); The Crags (Bitou); Murraysburg (Beaufort West); Klaarstroom (Prince Albert); Touws River (Breede Valley) and Tankwa Karoo (Witzenberg) to gain experience and exposure in agriculture. Preference will be given to children of agri-workers.
Persons with a disability and females are encouraged to apply
REQUIREMENTS NATURE OF APPOINTMENT ENQUIRIES NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES
- Unemployed South Africans who have written and passed the National Senior Certificate (NSC) in the Western Cape, with mathematics and science, wanting to gain experience in agriculture.
Youth (18-24)
- Applicants must be entering an internship/youth development programme in government for the first time.
NATURE OF APPOINTMENT
- Successful applicants will be appointed on a fixed-term contract for a period of 12
months (one year). - Candidates will be placed on farms and with agricultural entities in the abovementioned regions.
- Appointed matriculants will receive an annual stipend of R60 037,92
The application form (new z83) obtainable from any government department, should be accompanied by a copy of the relevant qualification, a certified copy of the green South African bar-coded ID, or a copy of the new South African ID cards and academic results, certified by the academic institution.
Notes
- All applicants must be South African citizens. Preference will be given to applicants residing in the specified areas.
- The Department reserves the right to determine the total number of appointed interns based on the total budget available.
- No late applications will be considered.
- All completed internship application forms, together with certified copies of ID, Grade 12 certificate and supporting documents should be sent to the following address:
Applications may be emailed or posted:
The Chief Director: Mr P Rockman
Directorate: Operational Support Services
Western Cape Department of Agriculture
Private Bag X 1
ELSENBURG
7607
EDI@westerncape.gov.za
Note: Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. The certification of all supporting document will be expected from the shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from the Department within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please consider your application to be unsuccessful. Closing date for all applications to reach our office is by 6 October 2023.