KZN Department of Agriculture: Internship Programme 2026

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development presents opportunities for the internship intake for the unemployed graduates. Successful applicants will be appointed as interns for 24 months as from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 and will undergo on-the-job developmental training in technical, professional and public service skills relevant for them to enter the formal job market.

Appointed interns will be remunerated by means of a monthly stipend depending on the NQF level of qualification as per advert, as well as Department of Public Service Developmental programmes.

Applicants must be South African citizens residing in KwaZulu Natal, unemployed, and must be entering the internship programme in the Public Service for the first time.

The following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Internship (Ref No: HR5/1/2025)

• BSc: Agriculture / Civil Engineering (NQF Level 8)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/2/2025)

• B Tech/Advanced National Diploma: Civil Engineering (NQF Level 7)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/3/2025)

• Degree/B Tech/Advanced Diploma: Agriculture (NQF Level 7)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/4/2025)

• ND/Advance Diploma: Agriculture NQF Level 6

Internship (Ref No: HR5/5/2025)

• Post Graduate Diploma in: Project Management

Internship (Ref No: HR5/6/2025)

• National Diploma/Degree in: Human Resource Management/Development

Internship (Ref No: HR5/7/2025​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma/Degree in: Labour Relations

Internship (Ref No: HR5/8/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma/Degree in: Operations Management/Production Management

Internship (Ref No: HR5/9/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma/B Tech/B Com: Financial Management / Accounting

Internship (Ref No: HR5/10/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma/Degree in: Risk Management / lnternal Control

Internship (Ref No: HR5/11/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• Degree/National Diploma/BTech: Supply Chain Management

Internship (Ref No: HR5/12/2025)

• National Diploma/Degree /Honors in: Public Policy

Internship (Ref No: HR5/13/2025)

• National Diploma/Degree: Information Technology

Internship (Ref No: HR5/14/2025​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma/B Tech: Public Relations / Journalism / Media Studies

Internship (Ref No: HR5/15/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• BSc: A riculture Specializing in Soil Science

Internship (Ref No: HR5/16/2025​​​​​​​​​​​​​​)

• BSc: GIS (Technologist)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/17/2025)

• BSc: Agrometeorology & Hydrology

Internship (Ref No: HR5/18/2025)

• BSc: Grassland Science

Internship (Ref No: HR5/19/2025)

• BSc: Microbioloy (Hons)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/20/2025)

• BSc: Chemistry (Hons)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/22/2025)

• BSc: Biochemist (Hons)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/22/2025)

• BSc: Plant Pathology (Hons)

Internship (Ref No: HR5/23/2025)

• BSc: Entomology

Internship (Ref No: HR5/24/2025​​​​​​​)

• BSc: Biometry /Statistics

Internship (Ref No: HR5/25/2025)

• BSc: Agriculture: Horticulture

Internship (Ref No: HR5/26/2025)

• BSc: Agriculture: Pasture Science

Internship (Ref No: HR5/27/2025​​​​​​​)

• BSc/Advanced Diploma: Consumer Science

Internship (Ref No: HR5/28/2025​​​​​​​)

• BSc: Agricultural Economics / AgriculturaI Business Management / Agribusiness

Internship (Ref No: HR5/29/2025​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma: Animal Health

Internship (Ref No: HR5/30/2025​​​​​​​)

• National Diploma / Degree / B Tech: Office Administration / Management & Technology / Management Assistance