Educating future technologists

Vodacom trains more than 300 learners annually through its various learnership programmes. More than 100 interns are afforded the opportunity to gain valuable experience in its creative, innovative and technology-driven environment.

Internships are offered to young adults who have completed some tertiary studies and who would like to gain work experience in a structured environment.

Usually an internship with Vodacom is offered for a 12-month period, during which time interns are exposed to their area of study so that they can glean invaluable prac- tical experience in their field.

Vodacom’s internships usually encompass engineering, finance, information technology, telecommunications, property, procurement and project management.

South African citizens may qualify for a bursary for full-time studies at Vodacom’s accredited tertiary institutions in one of the following fields of study: information technology, information systems, computer science, electrical or electronic engineering and computer engineering.

Vodacom’s learnerships are a structured learning intervention, which combines work-based experience with learning and these are typically offered to inexperienced young adults who have completed a National Senior Certificate, or Matric, and who wish to educate themselves further.

Usually a learnership programme also stretches over a period of 12 months and includes the building of a Portfolio of Evidence, with the submission of this leading to the successful completion of their qualification.

Learnerships include business administration, commerce, marketing, finance, call centres and project management. —