One of the conditions of a learnership is
that unemployed people must be employed by an employer for the duration
of the learnership. This means that unemployed people can only enter
into a learnership if there is an employer that is willing and able to
take unemployed people into a learnership programme. Unemployed people
can apply to enter a learnership if there is an employer that is calling
for applications for unemployed people. Employers sometimes advertise
in newspapers for unemployed learners, or they communicate the message
in the city, town or community in which their premises are situated.
If
you are an unemployed person who is interested in entering a learnership
you could contact the nearest labour centre or provincial office of the
Department of Labour. Before approaching any of these bodies to tell
them about your interest in entering a learnership you should think
about the area in which you would like to do the learnership. For
example, you may have a particular interest in working in the catering
field, or you may wish to study further in marketing. Maybe you are very
good with fixing computers and would like to study further to get a
qualification in that field. This will assist you to find a learnership
that matches your interest, talents or career goals.
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