Discovery Insure Short Term Insurance Learnership 2027

Job Description

Discovery Insure is offering a Short Term Insurance Learnership for young, unemployed South Africans who want to gain workplace experience in the Short-Term Insurance Industry.

The learnership provides a learning experience that enables the learner to achieve a national qualification registered on the National Qualifications Framework while gaining workplace experience.

Learnership Details

Company: Discovery
Business Unit: Discovery Insure
Programme: Learnership: Short Term Insurance
Function: Learnerships
Date: 24 August 2026
Programme Year: 2027
Industry: Short-Term Insurance

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. Discovery seeks out and invests in exceptional individuals who understand and support its core purpose and whose own values align with those of Discovery.

Its fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to achieve financial success and ignite positive and meaningful change within society.

About Discovery Insure

Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers and building better businesses through its innovative Shared-value Insurance model.

Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors.

The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.

Purpose of the Learnership

The Learnership is a learning experience that enables the learner to achieve a national qualification that is registered on the National Qualifications Framework and gain workplace experience in the Short-Term Insurance Industry.

Areas of Responsibility

• Learners are exposed to the Short-Term Insurance business industry.

Education and Experience

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Grade 12 (Essential)
• Maths – Minimum Level 4 / 50% (Essential)
• English – Minimum Level 4 / 50% (Essential)
• Maths Literacy – Minimum Level 5 / 60% or higher (Essential)
• 2nd language, e.g. home language – Minimum Level 4 / 50% (Essential)

Qualifying Criteria

Applicants must:

• Be a South African citizen by birth.
• Be between 18 and 25 years old in the year of the learnership (2027).
• Not have a completed tertiary education qualification.
• Not be studying during the period of the learnership.
• Not have any formal work experience.
• Be unemployed.
• Not be engaged in any post Matric studies.
• Not have completed any previous Learnerships.

Who Can Apply?

The Discovery Insure Short Term Insurance Learnership is aimed at unemployed South African citizens by birth who will be between 18 and 25 years old in 2027 and meet the required Grade 12 subject results.

Applicants must not have completed a tertiary qualification or previous learnership and must not be studying during the learnership period.

Employment Equity

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunities employer, Discovery actively encourages and welcomes people with various disabilities to apply.