Learnership Programmes in South Africa
Job Overview
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Date PostedAugust 19, 2026
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Location
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Expiration dateSeptember 30, 2026
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ExperienceFresh
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GenderBoth
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QualificationCertificate
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Career LevelOthers
Job Description
Accredited Learnerships for Employers and Unemployed South Africans
Labournet partners with leading training providers across South Africa to offer accredited learnership programmes designed to help businesses develop their workforce while providing unemployed South Africans with valuable workplace experience and nationally recognised qualifications.
Learnerships are work-based learning programmes that combine theoretical education with practical workplace experience. They lead to qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and can help learners improve their employability while supporting businesses with skills development and transformation objectives.
Benefits of Learnership Programmes for South African Employers
Implementing a learnership programme can provide businesses with a range of benefits, including:
- Engaged and productive employees through structured development opportunities
- Reduced labour and training costs
- Opportunities to optimise B-BBEE skills development points
- Potential tax benefits, including 12H tax allowances and 11A deductions
- Access to discretionary grant funding where applicable
- Development of industry-relevant skills within your organisation
- Practical workplace experience for learners
Available Learnership Programmes
Labournet offers access to learnership programmes across a wide range of industries and skills areas.
| Category | Learnership Programme | NQF Level |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Business Administration Services | NQF 3/4 |
| Agricultural | Animal Production | NQF 1/2/3 |
| Farming | NQF 1/2 | |
| Fruit Packing and Grading Processes | NQF 3 | |
| Macadamia Production and De-husking | NQF 2 | |
| Mixed Farming Systems | NQF 1/2 | |
| Plant Production | NQF 1/2/3/4 | |
| Contact Centre | Contact Centre Support | NQF 2 |
| Contact Centre and Business Process Outsourcing Support | NQF 3 | |
| Education & Social Work | Early Childhood Development | NQF 4 |
| Occupational Directed Education Training and Development | NQF 5 | |
| Manufacturing | Production Technology | NQF 2/3/4 |
| Occupational Directed Education Training and Development | NQF 5 | |
| Project Management | Project Management | NQF 4 |
| Entrepreneurial | New Venture Creation (SMME) | NQF 2 |
| New Venture Creation | NQF 4 | |
| Information Technology | End-User Computing | NQF 3 |
| IT: System Support | NQF 5 | |
| Leadership | Generic Management | NQF 3/4/5 |
| Logistics | Transport | NQF 1 |
| Professional Driving | NQF 3 | |
| Freight Handling | NQF 3 | |
| Road Transport Supervision | NQF 4 | |
| Supply Chain Management | NQF 5 | |
| Retail | Automotive Sales and Support: Parts | NQF 4 |
| Automotive Sales and Support: Passenger Vehicles | NQF 4 | |
| Automotive Sales and Support: Servicing | NQF 4 |
Accredited Learnership Training
All available courses are accredited. Labournet has partnered with reputable training providers across multiple industries to deliver quality and affordable learnership solutions.
Our learnership programmes are designed to give unemployed South Africans the opportunity to gain:
- A formal, nationally recognised qualification
- Practical workplace experience
- Industry-relevant skills
- Improved employment prospects
- Valuable exposure to the working environment
For employers, learnerships can form an important part of a broader skills development, B-BBEE and human resources strategy.
Manage Your Learnerships With Labournet
Labournet’s People Management System helps businesses manage their learnership programmes in one place.
A solution delivered by people, supported by software.
Our team can help you identify and implement a learnership solution that complements your existing human resources function, business objectives and budget.
Grow Your Business by Growing Your People
Whether you are looking to implement a learnership programme, develop employees, improve your skills development strategy or explore potential B-BBEE and tax benefits, Labournet can help.
Contact Labournet today to discuss your learnership requirements.
Email: solutions@labournet.com
Telephone: 087 758 0000