South African Police Service (SAPS): SASSETA Graduate Internships 2026

Internship Overview

The South African Police Service hereby invites unemployed graduates who conform to the requirements for a twenty-four (24) months’ Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Internship funded by Safety and Security Sector Education and Training Authority (SASSETA). The Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Internship is part of the National Human Resource Development Strategy and the National Skills Development Strategy.

Generic Requirements

• Be a South African citizen between the ages of 18 and 35
• Must be in possession of National Senior Certificate or equivalent (NCV L4);
• Must have no previous criminal conviction(s) or case(s) pending;
• Applicants must be unemployed, never employed in field of the advertised post and never participated in an internship programme relevant to the field of the post;
• Applicants are restricted to apply for only three (3) positions and complete a separate application form for each post reference number.
• Tertiary Qualification is required (Statement of Results must be attached).

Fields of study

Internships are available in the following fields of study:

• Commerce
• Accounting
• Accounting Sciences in Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Cost Management and Accounting
• Information Technology
• Information Systems
• Risk Management
• Internal Auditing 
• Finance
• Business Continuity Management.
• Public Administration
• Public Management
• Human Resource Management
• Forensic Investigation
• Law and Policing.
• Social Work
• Psychology
• Sociology,
• Criminology
• Political Science
• Internal Audit