The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) in conjunction with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA) hereby offers unemployed FET graduates (between the ages of 16 – 35), three years apprenticeship in the local government sector. MISA is a component of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) established in terms of Section 7(2) Schedule 3 of the Public Service Act of 1994 (as amended), established to build technical capacity of municipalities to undertake efficient planning, delivery, operations and management of municipal infrastructure, amongst other functions. Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA strives for excellence in the context of service delivery and skills development and encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply. The programme targets unemployed graduates for Artisanship in line with the National Skills Development Strategy (NSDS III). The MISA Artisans Development Programme is a structured 3–year artisanship programme focused on recruiting and training young graduates from various FET Colleges for trade testing as Artisans for subsequent employment in local government to support the institutional capacity of host municipalities. Successful candidates will enter into a three-year apprenticeship contract with the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent and be deployed to municipal Technical departments. Opportunities are available in the following trades: Electrical Plumbing Fitting and Turning Diesel Mechanics Eligibility: FET College graduates meeting the minimum academic requirements in the form of:- N4 Certificate (with relevant N2 trade subjects) Applicants must be willing and available to undergo 3 years structured training, deployment and rotation to municipalities and FET Colleges leading towards qualification as artisans. Applicants must be South African citizens and residing within the below-mentioned municipalities. MISA does not guarantee post-apprenticeship employment to graduates owing to participation in the programme. All applications need to include: Curriculum Vitae Certified Copies of relevant qualifications Certified copy of Identity Document Proof of Residential address All application forms are to be hand-delivered/posted/ couriered to the relevant municipality as indicated in below table. Province NW Municipality_ Moretele local municiaplity 4065 Municipal Officess Mathibestad 0418 Contact Numbers: 012 716 1317 Closing Date: 05 September 2014
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:21:24 +0000