Information Security Internship at Performanta Group

Job description

This is your chance to get into the Cyber Security World and work in a challenging, dynamic and highly rewarding environment.

Performanta Academy which forms part of the Performanta Group, is the training arm that was launched to cater for a major gap of skilled and professional resources in the Information Security industry. The Global Information Security Workforce Study by (ISC)2 and other international researches predict that the global information security workforce shortage will reach 1.5 million within 5 years due to the fact that demand for personnel outpaces the supply.

This current gap of resource shortage against the intensity of cyber threats and risks around the globe and the rapid growth of sophisticated targeted attacks makes Cyber Security the most sought after qualification today leading to a variety of rewarding careers in security.

Performanta Academy has taken the initiative to address the following and developed the IS+ programme. With a curriculum that is intensely focused on information security practices coupled with a deep level of practical experience and accompanied by lecturers who are proven industry experts, we believe that we have the winning solution.

Joining Performanta academy will introduce you to the thrilling world of Cyber Security, and will leave you not only with knowledge but also with hands-on experience and a well-defined career path. We will help you find your way in this complexed world and to follow a road map that will be well-suited to your own skills and aptitude.

Once you have completed our programme we will make every effort to place you at one of our valued customers or alternatively find appropriate placement for you.

We invite you to look at our programme and look forward to inviting you to our academy.

So how does it work?

• You will need to meet the following minimum criteria:
• A minimum Admissions Points Score (APS) of 25.
• A National Senior Certificate (NSC) as certified by Umalusi with an achievement rating of 4 (50-59%) or better in at least 4 of the recognised NSC 20-credit subjects as per to the Academy Admission pre-requisites policy.
• All applicants must have achieved a pass of 50% or more in English (First or Second Language) and required to have an excellent control of the spoken and written English language.
• The training programme
• After you have been accepted to the programme, you will get into an all-encompassing and intensive training programme of 21 weeks mentored by lecturers who are proven industry experts with the relevant experience and capability who are here to give you all the right tools to rapidly adapt into the cyber security world.
• The Placing process
• During your training programme and a month before your training ends you will be invited to interviews with Information Security managers in Performanta or from the various companies that Performanta is working with and according to your success rates and your new skills acquired you will be placed at customer site for another 6 months on-site training and mentorship.
• You can start your dream career
• At the end of the 12 months programme and after you have acquired the tools and the practical experience, you will start working at the core of the cyber world according to your placement.
• So what you are basically getting from our training programme:
• Deep Practical and Hands-On Training
• Equivalent to 3 or more years’ experience in the field