Department of Labour: Project 20K Internship Programmes 2026

The Department of Employment and Labour would like to invite qualifying graduates to apply to participate in an internship programme for a period of 24 months. Applicants must be unemployed graduates, should not have participated in an internship programme previously and must be a South African citizen.

The following Internship Opportunities are open for Applications:

Intern: Remote ICT Technicians

Location: Head Office. Pretoria

Reference No: HRP20KRIT/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Information Technology.  A+ and or N+ Certificate will be an advantage.

Intern: ICT Service Desk Agents

Location: Pretoria Head Office: Laboria

Reference No: HR/P20K/ISDA/HO

National Higher Certificate / College Diploma (NQF5) in: Information Technology (ICT)/ A+ certificate

Intern: Contract and Licence Controller (ICT)

Location: Pretoria Head Office: Laboria

Reference No: HR/P20K/CLC/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Business Management / Administration / Logistics / Financial Management / LLB / Commercial Law / Information Technology.

Intern: Asset Management Officer

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/AMO/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Supply Chain Management / Asset Management / Public Management / Public Administration / Business Management / Business Administration / Financial Management / Accounting / Taxation / Internal Auditing.

Intern: Administration Clerk (ICT)

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/IADC/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Management / Public Management / Public Administration / Business Management / Business Administration / Management Assistant / Office Management and Technology / Administrative Management / Public Management and Governance

Intern: Field ICT Technicians

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference & Locations:

• Head Office, Pretoria - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/HO
• Provincial Office: Gauteng - Ref No: HR/P20K/FITGP
• Provincial Office: KwaZulu-Natal - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/KZN
• Provincial Office: Eastern Cape - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/EC
• Provincial Office: Western Cape - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/WC
• Provincial Office: Limpopo - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/LP
• Provincial Office: Mpumalanga - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/MP
• Provincial Office: North-West - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/NW
• Provincial Office: Free State - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/FS
• Provincial Office: Northern Cape - Ref No: HR/P20K/FIT/NC

National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Information Technology / Information Systems / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Intern: Labour Market Information and Statistics

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/LMIS/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Economics / Statistics / Data analytics / Social Science

Intern: Labour Market Monitoring and Labour Market Information

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/LMM & LMI/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Economics / Statistics / Data Analytics / Social Sciences

Intern: Library 

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/IL/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Library and Information Science

Intern: Digital Content Creator 

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/DCC/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Graphic Design, Multimedia, Visual Communication, or equivalent qualification

Intern: Researcher

Location: Head Office, Pretoria

Reference No: HR/P20K/RSC/HO

• National Diploma or Degree (NQF6/7) in: Public Administration / Social Sciences / Economics