Job Summary
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is recruiting for the Apprenticeships 2024: MISA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME (REF NO: APP INTERN 01/2024).
Closing date: 29 February 2024
MISA hereby offers Apprenticeship opportunities, in the 2024/25 financial year, which are aimed at facilitating training and work exposure for Apprentices. Successful candidates will be placed in identified municipalities.
About MISA
The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is a Schedule 3 government component of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) established in terms of Section 7(5) of the Public Service Act of 1994 (as amended), with the mandate to provide technical support and build technical capacity for municipalities to enhance their capability to undertake efficient planning, delivery, operations, and maintenance of municipal infrastructure.
Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply.
Apprenticeship Programme
The Apprenticeship Programme is a three-year Learnership Programme aimed at facilitating training of successful learners to become Artisans.
Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply.
The MISA Apprenticeship Programme is a structured learnership focusing on youth from (TVET) Technical and Vocational Education and Training) band and various accredited training institutions, who possess relevant qualifications for the advertised trades.
Successful candidates shall undergo on-the-job and off-the-job training en route to qualifying as Artisans. The recruitment is targeting a cohort that shall start in the 2024/2025 financial year, in particular learners who are from identified municipal areas (Refer to List of targeted municipalities below).
Successful candidates will enter into three-year learnership contracts as determined by the requirements of the specific trades. The learners will enter into contracts with MISA and be placed with municipalities for the duration of the learnership.
Experiential Learnership Programme
- GRADUATES IN TECHNICAL FIELDS
MISA is offering 2-year internship opportunities to graduates in technical fields that are relevant to municipal infrastructure operations and maintenance.
Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA strives for excellence in the context of addressing service delivery and skills development backlogs and encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply.
The MISA Experiential Learnership Programme is a work-based internship programme for unemployed graduates from Universities, Universities of Technology and TVETs.
- WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (REF N0: EL INTERN 11/2024b)
This programme also offers opportunities to learners who requires between 12 – 24 months of practical work experience (or work integrated learning) in order to complete their study programmes, as per the academic requirements of their institutions in the fields of Civil and Electrical Engineering and Town and Regional Planning.
How to Apply
Please download and read the documents attached below for further information and application guidelines.
- MISA Advert for Apprenticeship and Experiential Learnership Programmes 2024/2025
- MISA Learnership Programme 2024/25 Apprenticeship and Experietial Learnership Application Form
- 22 Municipalities Targeted for Apprenticeship and Experiential Learnership Programme
MISA is an equal opportunity employer, Individuals from previously disadvantaged communities are encouraged to apply.
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