About the Vodacom Learnerships Programme
Vodacom Learnerships Programme aims at giving young talented individuals opportunities to develop their own skills and experiences. This Learnership program is offered in line with the National Skills Development Strategy to reduce poverty. Vodacom gives this Learnership program every year.
Vodacom is regarded as one the biggest cell phone companies in South Africa and is part of the international company, Vodafone.
Like its major shareholder, Vodacom believes in harnessing the qualifications and degrees, talents and aspirations of all citizens that are part of our colorful and diverse nation. This belief is harnessed to lead The Vodacom Way, which is the essence of the company culture.
To this end, Vodacom deploys a wide range of development programmes, including Vodacom learnerships that consist of both theoretical and practical training according to SAQA Unit Standards.
Vodacom Learnership Requirements
There are certain requirements for being accepted into Vodacom learnerships:
Minimum Requirements
- Candidates must be a South African citizen
- Candidates must be in possession of a Standard 10/Grade 12 Certificate; or
- Be in possession of a Further Education and Training Certificate NQF (Level 4); or
- Have successfully completed the National Certificate in Vocational Studies (NQF Level 4)
- Candidates must have at least a C pass for Mathematics and Science
- Individuals must have at least a basic knowledge regarding Information Technology, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science.
- To apply for the Engineering and Operations Learnership you must have the necessary qualifications from a university of technology or electronic engineering academy.
- Individuals will need a computer science, computer engineering, or information system qualification to apply for the Information Technology Learnership
Additional Requirements
- Individuals must be between the ages of 21 and 35 years
- Individuals must not currently be employed
- Individuals must not currently be busy with any other studies
Application Process
In order to apply for a Vodacom Learnership, you must complete an application form in your own handwriting.
- You can download the Application form from the Vodacom website.
- When applying for the learnership make sure that you specify the learnership post that you are applying for (e.g. Vodacom Engineering and Operations Learnership)
- Make sure that you sign the application form
- Attach certified copies of your certificates and Identity Document (these copies must have been certified within the last 3 months – you can get this done at any Police Station)
- Applications can also be e-mailed to Externalbursars@vodacom.co.za.
Please Note:
- Application forms that are late or unsigned will not be taken into account
- Photocopied forms will not be considered
Individuals must be made aware that during the training they will have to pay for their own accommodation, transport and meal costs. It is therefore highly recommended that individuals should apply for the Learnership which is in the region or closest to the area an individual is currently staying at.
Learnership Information
Vodacom also often offers Call Centre learnerships. You can find more information on these learnerships on the Vodacom website.
You can keep checking whether there are any of the above-mentioned learnerships open for applications yet by checking the Vodacom website which you will find by navigating to the careers section to look for learnerships.