Internship and Learnership Program- MP_Witbank at Indwe Risk Services

About the job
Background:

As an accredited training provider, Indwe offers training and workplace experiential learning to selected interns/learners for a period of a year. The programme is designed in such a way that the interns /learners are prepared for future employment in the Short-Term insurance industry, equipped with a sound understanding of how a broker operates.

The internship/learnership project was initiated by Indwe Risk Services due to the shortage of young professionals in the Short-Term insurance industry and to support the growth and development strategy of the organization.

The programme comprises unit-standard based Short-Term qualification. The interns /learners are assessed formatively and summatively, and if found competent, the interns are awarded the relevant credits to make them compliant. At the end of the programme, the recruited interns/learners will be deemed “fit and proper” in terms of the workplace experience gained, and minimum credits required of 150, in line with requirements as stipulated in the FAIS Act (Act 37 of 2002).

Project Aim:

• To develop a knowledgeable and skilled Indwe workforce (Skills Development Act).
• To equip graduates with expert knowledge of the Short-Term insurance industry (Corporate Exposure/ Social responsibility)
• Initiated on empowerment principles, the interns will acquire on-the-job training experience, which is critical for skills transfer (Workplace integrated learning).
• To equip the interns /learners with professional workplace and personal life skills (career development).

Programme duration and scope:

• The programme runs for twelve (12) months and includes intensive theoretical knowledge about products, legislation, and business acumen; and involves assignments, case studies based on media articles, research, presentations and portfolio building towards FAIS-related credits.
• The learnership/internship for 2022 will commence on 01 February 2022 until 31 January 2023.

Qualifications:
Internship-

Degree or Diploma in below fields:

•  Nasional Senior Certificate
•  Risk Management and Insurance
•  Business Management
•  Entrepreneurship
•  Sales and Marketing
•  Economics

Learnership-

•  Nasional Senior Certificate
•  Working experience- Ideally, Not compulsory

Personal Attributes:

•  Initiative
•  Good listener
•  Persistent
•  Coachable
•  Positive
•  Resourceful

CLOSING DATE: 22 October 2021