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About 167 graduates who have undergone the internship training will now be absorbed by the Eastern Cape Department of Education this year in line with the Provincial Skills Development Policy.

The department has taken it upon itself to absorb these unemployed graduates who were serving it as interns after an extensive training and evaluation they have undergone. 

The Provincial Skills Development policy states that, “unemployed graduates must be absorbed through normal recruitment processes and be prioritised for appointment if they have the necessary skills needed by the department”. As a matter of adhering to the policy according to Neliswa Qanda who is the coordinator for training and internship in the Human Resources Development Directorate, the Department has developed a programme for the absorption of these graduates.

Qanda said that interns will be placed against vacant posts in their respective directorates. Due to the issue of slimming down personnel at the head office these interns will be placed ‘at the head office and in the districts so that service delivery can be sped up in the districts’. She added that her directorate has already started with the process which must be finished before the beginning of the coming financial year 2010/2011. “By the beginning of the coming financial year we want these interns to start on their posts,” said Qanda.

Meanwhile the department has recruited 20 new interns who started in December 2009 and early January this year. This request according to Qanda was a request from two directorates within the head office. “Supply Chain Management and Salary Payment Services requested 10 interns each. We also got 5 interns from Education Training Development Practice Sectoral Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA)” concluded Qanda.

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Posted by PVCTBAPN - 11:23 on 20 May 2010

thankx to the department of education for appointment letters

Posted by sindi - 13:04 on 13 May 2010

I really need an intership. I have a diploma in public relations management. please guys I'm a hard worker and a very fast learner. It is about time yougive these internsips to people who rraly deserve them.

Posted by ashidu - 11:00 on 14 April 2010

To Exams contract workers: Mna ndithi ayikho ke into yoba kuthwe mabangafaki kanti uRhulumente akayazi into ayenzayo nina pholani xa kuzokhanya kuqale kubemnyama .

Posted by sino - 19:25 on 13 April 2010

Bravoooooooooo to the department of education. Niyidlalile indima yokwehlisa I unemployment rate. wsh other departments can adopt ur style

Posted by slyso - 15:58 on 13 April 2010

guys,khanindixele about ezi interns zakwa exams,kuthiwa zi "intern contracts", WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BTWEEN ZONA NE INTERNS EZI ZI-ABSORBED..plz khanindixeleleni.Makungadlalwa ngabantu apha,cz nabo sebefukuzisiwe,bafuna ukuba ngabahloli

Posted by sum1 worried - 11:34 on 13 April 2010

ndicela ukubuza ba kuteni kufakwa ezinye ezinye zinga fakwa kuba benza into enye bafumana iamount enye kutiwa abanye zi intern contract yintoni leyo ke and xa kufakwe ezo interns ziyashiyeka ipost please makube fear please ngoba intern yi intern qa ziyafana mazingohlulwa please

Posted by Naye - 08:25 on 25 March 2010

NOZOZO I hope u will get my msg clearly...u know I was in a hurry so some spelling might not be right,but INTERNS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GRADUATES NOT LEARNERS BEING GRADUATES.THAT IS THE WAY IT SUPPOSED TO BE.

Posted by Naye - 16:23 on 24 March 2010

xa ethe wayifumana njani kuqala?because im positive that if internship post could be advertised fairly very fairly and honestly......No grade 12 learner would be an intern.Zona igraduates NOzozo uthi maziyithathepthi iexperience xa ubeka ilearners pahambili kunazo?INTERNSHIP IS NOT MEANT FOR GRADE 12 LEARNERS

Posted by Naye - 15:37 on 24 March 2010

Malav u can call it undermining but the actualy fact is that u can never prioritise a graduate with honours someof them with some just having matric,if u think asking for graduates to be 1st preferencies is undermining then im sorry i just did.Is it ok for graduates to stay @ home whillst their better chances are taken by learners?A learner should be given a learnership and maybe after sometime they can be turned into interns.Nozozo I hope im being fair enough this time,but one that I can never agree on is Learners being interns and graduates being learners...HA.A AYHAMBI NJALO SISI.

Posted by nozozo - 16:23 on 18 March 2010

This sms goes to Naye. Its not about what you have Naye please musa ukuundermine abanye abantwana DoE knows what is diong or what you have. E.g why ungakwazi ukucingela abanye abantu we know the meaning of Internship but what about lomntu ongenazo imeans zokufunda for poor family and these day i administration work yenziwa ngumntu ono grade 12 so uthi lomntu makayithathephi iexperience coz he or she is gaining an experience xa ethe wafumana i interniship please lets all be united masingacinezelani please people of Mzantsi for sho

Posted by pakade m.n - 09:34 on 17 March 2010

Thina singabasebenzi siyayivuyela into yokubona ukuba bayanakekelwa abasenzi bethutyana nanjengoko kusenziwa nakwabanye abasebenzi(educators)

Posted by nonto - 16:19 on 09 March 2010

kazi uba soze siqashwe nini ngoba kutatwa abantwana babahloli tina singazimntu soze sisebenze tu

Posted by CINDY - 13:08 on 05 March 2010

I've been trying for almost two years now to be on the programme but cant seem to get in, I really need this opportunity, I have completed both my National Diploma: Management and B-Tech: Management. Please Dep. of Education do something about the graduates of Eastern Cape!!!!

Posted by ayoba - 09:10 on 26 February 2010

Im very much happy with news of absoption cnt wait . im looking 4wat cz nw im gonna have the benefits phambili DoE.Good luck guyz.

Posted by natina - 12:53 on 25 February 2010

Maqabane nitheni necwaka oko ndimane ndingena ndicheckisha uba akhonto intsha na hlomlani maqabane.

Posted by tulani - 11:53 on 24 February 2010

yhooo yhoo andisavuyi liyinene eli lithi kutata u grade 12 umntana womhloli thina asifunwa nokubonwa, sebesifumene bayasi descriminator bayasifukuzelisa , basituma nasesivenkileni basihlambisa imoto kuba kaloku tina asinanto siyazicengezelela ukuba singagxotwa! phambili education

Posted by uhuru - 12:47 on 23 February 2010

All the relevant stakeholders i.e ECDoE employees, Nehawu leadership, members of communities at large, should all be educated about the origins, objectives, and the philosophy (thought) behind the internship programme. it is only after such awareness has been attained that the attendant resentment resulting from ignorance about internships, can only be resolved.

Posted by Naye - 12:39 on 23 February 2010

Sometimes the policies are just there but they are never implemented,Im waiting for April ke because it seems as if all will order.I wonder?????

Posted by Max - 12:31 on 23 February 2010

I hope even the dept of health will do the same thig yenzwe ngu Education. by hiring intern is to reduce the high rate of unemployment with the youth of ec. if the contract ends up on this coming march may +-160 contract wokers will be back rounding the shodow in their homes, some they have account not settled plz dept of education advise dept of health to do so as you did, salamba .

Posted by uhuru - 12:24 on 23 February 2010

It is no wonder that the absorption of interns has attracted a huge interest from our bloggers. Some continue to show excitement whilst others, including Nehawu members among others but not limited to, continue to show an unprecedented resentment. No matter what Nehawu members try to do on the contrary, the absorption programme will go on. Forward to the progressive forces and down with the reactionaries.

Posted by LUKS - 11:51 on 23 February 2010

WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO RESIGNED ? HOPE THEY WILL BE CALLED BACK OR YOU MAY THINK ABT THAT!

Posted by Vuyo - 11:10 on 23 February 2010

Female employees are the one's who have a bad attitudes towards interns, I don't know what is their problem. I also want to get a clarity on what is internship, the reason is in my district only 5% of the interns that are graduate the rest they are having grade 12, or is education not that important any more so that we can know. Instead of giving this matriculants bursaries to go and study or give them learnership NOT intership, the Department of EDUCATION is undermining EDUCATION.

Posted by uhuru - 11:03 on 23 February 2010

There seems to be a contention and a misunderstanding between matriculants and graduates in the Provincial Internship programme. Whilst graduates should be prioritised when it comes to internships, it should be be noted that the number of unemployed matriculants is quite frightening. It is with this firm understanding that the Department of Labour together with the Department of Public Service and Administration have come up with an internship remuneration policy that will pay interns according to the category under which they fall. Those with Matric will be paid accordingly. Those with Degrees and Diplomas will also be paid accordingly. Please consult the circular regarding the remuneration of interns. However this will only be implemented from April 2010 onwards. It will help to allay the fears that the unemployed graduates have i.e matriculants are also employed as interns.

Posted by alutha - 08:24 on 23 February 2010

Mna ndifuna ukwazi uba ithini imeaning yeInternship ikhona into endingayiboni kakuhle yonke lento kwiDistricts kuthathwa abano grade 12v necomputer benziswe i internship kukho abantwana abahleli ngasezibayeni neDiploma zabo bevalelwe ziMatriculants mayikhe iphendule iDepartment.

Posted by Naye - 12:55 on 22 February 2010

I just hope thet the Department will remove all the interns with grade 12 and give graduates a chance in life.

Posted by katie - 10:25 on 22 February 2010

id like to thank the ecdoe, we looking forward for the opportunity that u given us especial at da exams section we working so hard to improve our skills.

Posted by saider - 09:44 on 22 February 2010

Congra Dep of Educ.

Posted by zonkie - 11:50 on 21 February 2010

well done,bravo,bravo,what a joke.all interns appointed in head office is black,where are the other races?

Posted by Bizzori - 11:24 on 20 February 2010

That deserves a round of applause but it should have been done a long tym ago umntu angade agqibe iminyaka emibini eyi-intern. Kufuneka kubekho iUnion Yee-Interns unamaqhinga urhulumente ( No bonus ,no benefits but umsebenzi wona wenzeka effeciently & effectively). Viva maqabane Viva.

Posted by zinziswa nobutho frans - 15:53 on 19 February 2010

we are happy about news.if all district can do @same time will be more happy.cradock district not yet done tat

Posted by karl Marx - 10:59 on 19 February 2010

Combrates inkulu indima eniyi dlalileyo abanye kwezi intern bondla i family ezingo 10.

Posted by mandy - 09:09 on 19 February 2010

Hayi ndiyasixhasaesthethi besisithi bayafukuzeliswa ibaworse eyoba abasisi kudala bephangela bangakufuni ngathi uzobathathela umsebenzi wabo ubone uba xa uyi intern utreatwa njengeforeigner kwiDepartment neforeigner sezayekwa ubandlululwa kodwa thina siya ill treatwa

Posted by snowie - 16:17 on 18 February 2010

halala hala halalaaaaaaaaaaaah siabongonga thina. may God bless u Dept of Educ

Posted by bety - 12:05 on 18 February 2010

Nincedile ngengqesho yab-bantwana indlela abasebenza ngayo bayafukuziswa, bazi- coordinators ze progrme ngokunokwabo, akukho msebenzi bangawenziyo bangade bebe ngabo nabahloli bezikolo. Phambili ngengqesho ye Youth.

Posted by uhuru - 16:02 on 17 February 2010

The ECDoE will be commended on its resolution to stick to the Provincial Internship Policy in ensuring that it absorbs the interns within its Department. Congratulations to the ECDoE and congratulations to the interns.

Posted by Moa - 13:26 on 17 February 2010

This is a great decision and would also like to congrets the EC Education department for doing this because i know the guys in my division deserve this.

Posted by Musedi - 11:46 on 15 February 2010

U make a great decision as Department of Education these guys and girls struggle a lot.

Posted by nancy - 10:47 on 15 February 2010

i wud like to thank the department on behalf of the interns

Posted by catty - 18:26 on 11 February 2010

Wow I would luv 2 conratulate the department for its job well done, 4 giving these young ladies&gents a chance 2 show their skills&potential. These people are so dedicated&they can contribute a lot to the deprtment. Bliv me their input is needed. Uv done a very gud job

Posted by sutu - 09:07 on 11 February 2010

bravo
You`ve the best thing to think of this young ladies and gentleman who are dedicated to their jobs.

some of them we have notice that the`ve got potential and they are adding value to a new and improve dept of educ.

BRAVO !!!!

Posted by Lee - 12:08 on 10 February 2010

I would like to "give a round of applause" to the Dept for their strategic thinking in terms of Interns. This is a great move and I hope all the Government Depts will follow suite.