INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLACEMENT OF UNEMPLOYED AGRICULTURAL GRADUATES ON FARMS, FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT, FUNDED THROUGH THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (CASP)
This programme aims for proper placement of unemployment graduates with agriculture related qualifications on relevant farms or enterprises within the agricultural value chain, to reduce the unemployment rate among youth. Furthermore, it aims to provide participants with required practical, hands-on experience and link them with potential entities that support development of entrepreneurs in the Western Cape.
Aquaculture production, Agro-processing , Agricultural engineering/design, Social Science, Viticulture, Agricultural communication/ journalism, Computer Science with Python and Arduino programming
Requirements
• Unemployed Western Cape graduates with a Diploma or Degree in agriculture and related fields. Graduates from Agricultural Colleges will receive first preference.
• Only youth applicants (18 -35 yeas old) will be considered.
• Applicant must be entering an internship/developmental programme in Government for the first time.
• Recommendation: Applicants placed in rural Afrikaans communities must be able to speak and understand Afrikaans as a language of communication
• Women and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
• Private studies will not be allowed during the two-year participation in the programme.
Copies of the relevant qualification, a South African bar-coded ID or new South African ID and academic results to be uploaded. Applications will not be taken into consideration without the required attached documents.
Nature and period of appointment
Successful applicants will be appointed on a fixed term contract in line with the DPSA internship guidelines for a period of two (2) years
Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend of R87 000 for the first year. The stipend for the second year for will be subjected to a 5% cost of living adjustment. .
Year 1 - Stipend R 87, 000 and Year 2 Stipend R91,350
Note: Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Successful applicants will be required to submit certified documents for vetting purposes. Kindly consider your application to be unsuccessful if you do not hear from the Department within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement. The closing date for applications is Monday, 26 June 2023.
Successful candidates will be responsible for their own accommodation and transport where they will be placed. Contact numbers for more information: Ms Ilonka Stander: 021-808 5047 or Mr Luyanda Dyantjies: 021-808 5047