Free State Department of Economic and Small Business Development: Internship Programme 2024

The Free State Provincial Department of Economic, Small Business Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (DESTEA) presents exciting opportunities/positions for the unemployed graduates between the ages of 18 and 35 through its Internship Programme.

Successful applicants will be appointed as interns for 24 months and will undergo on-the-job development training in technical, professional, public service, business and life skills relevant and crucial for them to enter the formal job market. Through the internship programme, the Department aims to enhance the employability of unemployed graduates (graduates with degrees or diplomas) as potential employees.

The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Biodiversity & Protected Areas Management Intern

Reference No: E/A 01

• Degree / Diploma in: Nature Conservation

Environmental Planning & Coordination Intern

Reference No: E/A 02

• Degree / Diploma in:  Environmental Science / Management, e.g. Waste Management, Environmental Impact Assessment, Air Quality Management.
• Degree/ Diploma Veterinary Science

Environmental Empowerment Services Intern

Reference No: E/A 03

• Degree Environmental Law (LLB)

Economic Research & Planning Intern

Reference No: E/D 01

• Degree / Diploma in:  Commercial Law / Agroprocessing

Economic Research Intern

Reference No: E/D 02

Degree/Diploma in: Economics / Financial Economics / Industrial Economics or Logistics / Economic Research / Business Management / Econometrics / Consumer Studies

Economic Planning Intern

Reference No: E/D 03

Degree/Diploma in: Economics / Financial Economics / Industrial Economics or Logistics / Economic Research / Business Management / Econometrics / Consumer Studies

Financial Accounting Management Accounting Internal Control​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 02

Degree/Diploma in: Finance / Management Science in Accounting / Cost and Financial Management

Supply Chain, Asset and Fleet Management​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 03

Degree/Diploma in: Supply Chain Management/ Logistics & Transportation Management

Internal Audit​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 04

Degree/Diploma in: Internal Auditing

Risk & Integrity Management Fraud & AntiCorruption Intern

Reference No: S/S 05

Degree/Diploma in: Risk Management

Security Services Physical & Information Security Ethics Work Intern

Reference No: S/S 06

Degree/Diploma in: Public Administration and Management

Employee Health & Wellness Programme​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 07

Degree / Diploma in:

• Social Work (Psychology Social Science)
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Nursing
• Health and Safety Management

Legal Services​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 08

Degree / Diploma in: Degree LLB

Labour Relations​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 09

Degree / Diploma in: Labour Law

Human Resource Management​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 10

Degree / Diploma in: Human Resource Management / Public Administration

Human Resource Development​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 11

Degree / Diploma in: Human Resource Development / Public Administration

Efficiency Study Intern

Reference No: S/S 12

Degree / Diploma in: Organisational Development / Management Services / Human Resource Management / Public Administration

Communication Intern

Reference No: S/S 13

Degree / Diploma in: Corporate Communication or Journalism

Information Technology​​​​​​​ Intern

Reference No: S/S 14

Degree / Diploma in: Software Development / Information Systems Security / Cybersecurity Analyst