For experienced workers who have developed artisan skills on the job but never had the opportunity to complete the traditional formal training route, Recognition of Prior Learning can provide an important alternative pathway towards becoming a qualified artisan. Instead of disregarding years of practical experience, the process assesses whether the knowledge and competencies developed through … Read more
Breaking into sales can be difficult when employers want candidates who already understand customers, pipelines, CRM systems and business development. Yet those are skills that are often best developed through actual workplace exposure. Structured early-career programmes can help close that gap by giving graduates an opportunity to turn academic knowledge into practical commercial experience. The Schneider … Read more
Qualifying as an artisan is an important achievement, but newly trade-tested candidates can still face the challenge of building enough workplace experience to compete for permanent artisan positions. Transnet’s latest Work Integrated Learning opportunity is designed specifically for this stage of a young artisan’s career, giving recently qualified carpenters structured exposure to real maintenance and … Read more
For newly qualified plumbers, completing a trade test is a major milestone, but securing meaningful workplace experience after qualification can still be difficult. Transnet’s latest Work Integrated Learning opportunity is designed specifically for that transition: it targets young people who have already completed their apprenticeship and qualified with a trade test but have very limited … Read more
Breaking into the HVAC industry can be difficult when many vacancies already expect candidates to have extensive technical qualifications or trade credentials. SFI Group’s latest opportunity takes a more developmental approach, offering hands-on candidates the chance to work alongside experienced technicians while building practical exposure to heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Importantly, Matric is the … Read more
Experienced electricians who have built their careers around industrial maintenance, automated production equipment and electrical fault finding may find Adcock Ingram’s latest opportunity particularly relevant. This is not an apprenticeship or junior artisan position: the successful candidate will be expected to bring substantial manufacturing experience into a regulated environment where electrical reliability directly affects production, … Read more
Industrial maintenance doesn’t always require candidates to enter as fully qualified artisans. Some roles are designed for people with a solid technical foundation who can support experienced tradespeople, perform basic workshop activities and build broader maintenance exposure while contributing to safe, reliable operations. Weir’s latest opportunity falls into that category. Weir is recruiting a Maintenance … Read more
For young South Africans pursuing artisan careers, the most valuable opportunities are often those that combine formal technical development with extensive workplace exposure and a clear route toward trade testing. Tronox’s latest intake offers exactly that structure across three specialised engineering trades, including one that is less frequently advertised through large apprenticeship programmes: Refractory Mason. … Read more
Qualified Mechanical Fitters with a Red Seal and several years of industrial maintenance experience may find Sasol’s latest artisan opportunity particularly relevant. This isn’t an apprenticeship or entry-level training position: the successful candidate is expected to arrive with proven trade competence, understand plant maintenance and work-management systems, contribute to fault investigations and risk assessments, and … Read more
Experienced electrical artisans looking to progress beyond routine maintenance into positions involving fault investigation, quality control, supervision and workplace coaching may find Eskom’s latest Generation opportunity particularly relevant. Unlike an apprenticeship or learner-artisan programme, this is an established artisan-level position where the successful candidate will be expected to maintain electrical installations while also supporting other … Read more
