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Dear Adolphina

Well done on achieving an N6 Electrical Engineering: Heavy Current.

We suggest you follow a three pronged approach to acquiring an apprenticeship or learnership in Electrical Engineering (power distribution or power generation):

• Organizations seeking to recruit people for learnerships make use of the Department of Labour’s database, it is therefore suggested that unemployed people over the age of 16 years and under the age of 35 years should register as “work-seekers” at the nearest office of the Department of Labour (also see the “A learnership guide for unemployed people” (http://www.labour.gov.za/documents/useful-documents/skills-development/).
• You can also contact the following Skills Education and Training Authorities (SETAs) to find out what learnerships or apprenticeships they have registered, and which companies are offering learnerships or apprenticeship opportunities:
  • Energy (ESETA): http://www.eseta.org.za
  • Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA): http://www.mqa.org.za/
  • Manufacturing, Engineering and Related Sciences (MERSETA): http://www.merseta.org.za/
• Learnerships and apprenticeships are also advertised in newspapers from time-to-time by Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs), their member organizations or public education institutions and registered training providers.

We hope this information helps you to move closer to finding a suitable learnership / apprenticeship. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

The Career Planet Team