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Dear  Evelyn

Looking for a learnership is just like hunting for a job. It takes a multi-pronged approach and heaps of perseverance. The young man needs to really work at hunting for a learnership or job – this means at least 200 applications and almost as many interviews; a mammoth task which needs to be approached one day at a time.

I recently came across this wonderful Cape Town website which gives some excellent job hunting tips and links: http://www.smartcape.org.za/your-careers/job-hunting-tips.html

Organizations seeking to recruit people for learnerships often 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. For a general overview of learnerships consult the Department of Labour website http://www.labour.gov.za/documents/useful-documents/skills-development/ and access the following guides:
• A learnership guide for unemployed people
• Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs)
• Registered learnerships by SETA

We suggest you also contact the SETAs to find out what learnerships or apprenticeships they have registered, and which companies are offering learnerships or apprenticeship opportunities.

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.