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Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) Internship Programme 2021 for young South Africans (R60,792.00 per annum stipend)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: March 12th 2021

Applications for the DAFF 2021 Internship Programme intake is now open and will close on 12 March 2021. No late applications will be considered. The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The persons with disabilities will receive preference for the internship programme, and therefore are encouraged to apply. The departmental recruitment and selection processes apply. Interns will receive a stipend / allowance of R60,792.00 per annum.

Purpose and Objectives
 

Purpose

The department offers internships to previously disadvantage South African students; the purpose of the programmes is to establish an effective system for continuous development of skilled and experienced candidates for future appointments and mobility in both the public and private sector.

Overview

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’  programme seeks to achieve the following objectives:

  • Enhance youth development and employability
  • Develop a culture of high quality lifelong learning within Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Foster skills transfer (through coaching) from Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries’ permanent staff to interns

Applicants must:

  • Be unemployed youth (SA citizens),
  • Previously have not participated in any internship programme in the public service,
  • Have completed at least a three (3) years qualification from a recognised higher education institution.

Applications and enquiries

Applications must be:

  • Submitted on a completed new Z83 form. Please indicate “2021 Internship Programme” for position you are applying for; also indicate the “ref number” (as stated in the advertisement).
  • Accompanied by a recent CV and certified copies of ID and qualifications (national diploma; degree; post graduate qualifications and recent academic transcripts / records) forwarded to the following addresses.


Pretoria:

By hand

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Environment House
473 Steve Biko Street,
C/o Steve Biko and Soutpansberg Road
Arcadia
Pretoria

By post: 

The Director-General
Intenship Programme
Private Bag X447
Pretoria
0001

For enquiries contact:

•  Mr Mbongeni Mncube
   Tel: 012 399 8691
•  Mr Dinilesizwe April
   Tel: 012 399 9415

Cape Town 

By hand

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
63 Strand Street
Nedbank Building
13th Floor
Cape Town

By post: 

The Director-General
Intenship Programme
Private Bag X 4390
Cape Town
8001 

For enquiries contact:

•  Mr Mpho Beta
   Tel: 021 402 3368
•  Ms Sarah Mathunyane
   Tel: 021 814 8084
•  Ms Neliswa Magwala
   Tel: 021 814 8089

Closing date: 12 March 2021

Note:

  • Correspondence will only be limited to successful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 3 months after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful

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For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) Internship 2021

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Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) 2018

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: March 8th 2018

The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is a joint initiative between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

The Objective of the AADP is to develop partnerships between the Irish Agri-Food Sector and African countries to support sustainable growth of the local food industry, build markets for local produce and support mutual trade between Ireland and Africa.

Eligibility Criteria

  • The partners involved must include one Irish registered agri food company and one local commercial entity in Africa;
  • All proposed projects must be commercial in nature and focus. Funding will only be awarded to Irish registered agri food companies.
  • AADP funding is up to a maximum of €250,000 per company for a full project or €100,000 for a feasibility study.
  • AADP funding will not exceed 50% of the costs of the project;
  • The funds contributed by the Irish registered agri food company must not comprise funding received from any other Irish Public funding source.
  • If an applicant company was previously successful in applying for AADP funding, it must explain clearly (in the application form) the new project goals/outcomes and how they differ from those in the initial funding round.
  • If an applicant company proposes to undertake a feasibility study, it should include a list of ‘potential’ partners with the application.
  • Projects will be supported in the following countries – Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia;
    • Funding from the AADF must bring about additionality and not replace existing funding;
    • Successful AADF funding applicants will be encouraged to engage with Irish NGOs where possible on various aspects of the projects i.e. Mechanical and Engineering, Project design, etc.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be evaluated against the following criteria:

  • Development Impact
  • Company expertise (Technical, financial etc)
  • Commercial viability
  • Risk Analysis
  • Monitoring and Expenditure

It is intended that any investment by the AADP will be catalytic support with co-funding from the private sector. The fund is designed to leverage greater expertise, experience and investment from the Irish agri-food sector and projects should demonstrate results with a long-term developmental impact that will ultimately lead to sustainable benefits through investment by the private sector.

Irish agri-food expertise is extremely wide-ranging and examples of suitable AADP projects include:

  • Business development
  • Production system
  • Technology Transfer
  • R & D
  • Project Management

Applications to the Fund (doc 90Kb)  are now being accepted through the application form only. The form must be completed by the Irish applicant company and submitted to [email protected]. The closing date for the receipt of applications is 5.00pm on Friday 8th of March 2018.

Should you have queries please email [email protected].  Please note that only Irish-Agri-Food companies are eligible to apply. Unless you are an Irish-Agri-Food company we are not in a position to respond to you.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) 2018

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ScholarshipsSouth Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Bursary Awards 2018 (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) Scholarships for South Africans.

by OFA
written by OFA
Application Deadline: 30 September 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) intends to award comprehensive bursaries to qualifying applicants pursuing and/or intending to further their studies in critical scarce skills in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors for the 2018 academic year. The bursary will cover tuition, accommodation, books, meals and monthly allowance. The bursary awards target the previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons from poverty-stricken and rural communities. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
1. It is worth noting that certain fields of study are only available at certain institutions of higher learning:
• BSc Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural Engineering): University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc): University of Pretoria
• BSc Viticulture and Oenology: University of Stellenbosch
• BSc Forestry and Wood Science: University of Stellenbosch
• BSc Oceanography and Marine Biology: University of Cape Town
• BSc Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture: Rhodes University
• National Diploma: Forestry: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• National Diploma: Marine Science: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2. Applicants must be South African citizens
3. Applicants must complete the relevant bursary application forms available from the website address: www.daff.gov.za click on “Vacancies”
4. Applicants who apply for fields of study that are not listed above will not be considered
5. Please note that communication will be limited to successful applicants only. If you have not received any communication from the department by 15 January 2018, after the National Bursary Committee has finalised the selection process, consider your application unsuccessful
6. All completed bursary application forms together with certified copies of ID and certificates/performance results should be sent to the following address:
The Director
For further enquiries, please contact
Directorate: Sector Education and Training
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Private Bag X250
Pretoria 0001
Mr Vusimuzi Mngomezulu, tel. (012) 319-7923
Ms Boitumelo Maleka, tel. (012)
319-7024
NB:
• The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reserves the right to determine the total number of bursary allocations for the academic year based on the total budget available
• The National Bursary Committee will make use of the Bursary Scheme’s 14-point system to allocate points to short-listed applicants
• The Bursary Scheme of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is in fulfilment of the sector strategic objective of elimination of skewed participation in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors.
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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Bursary Awards 2017 (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) Scholarships for South Africans.

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 30 September 2016

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) intends to award comprehensive bursaries to qualifying applicants pursuing and/or intending to further their studies in a career in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors for the 2017 academic year.  People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Benefits

  • The bursary will cover tuition, accommodation, books, meals and monthly allowance. The bursary awards target the previously disadvantaged and impoverished persons
    from poverty-stricken and rural communities.

Requirements

1. It is worth noting that certain fields of study are only available at certain institutions of higher learning:
• B.Sc. Bioresource Engineering (Agricultural Engineering): University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Bachelor of Veterinary Science (B.V.Sc.): University of Pretoria
• B.Sc. Viticulture and Oenology: University of Stellenbosch
• B.Sc. Forestry and Wood Science: University of Stellenbosch
• B.Sc. Oceanography and Marine Biology: University of Cape Town
• B.Sc. Ichthyology specialising in Aquaculture: Rhodes University
• B.Sc. Entomology: University of Pretoria, Free State and Fort Hare
• National Diploma: Forestry: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• National Diploma: Marine Science: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2. Applicants must be South African citizens.
3. Applicants must complete the relevant bursary application forms available from the website address: www.daff.gov.za (Click the following: Food Security and Agrarian Reform Branch then Sector Education and Training and then Careers).
4. Applicants who apply for fields of study that are not listed above will not be considered.
5. Please note that communication will be limited to successful applicants only. If you have not received any communication from the department by 15 January 2017, after the National Bursary Committee has finalised the selection process, consider your application unsuccessful.
6. All completed bursary application forms together with certified copies of ID and certificates/performance results should be sent to the following address:

The Director: Ms Amanda Shokane For further enquiries please contact
Directorate: Sector Education and Training
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Private Bag X250
Pretoria
0001
Mr Frans Setseba : 012 319 7848
Mr Vusimuzi Mngomezulu : 012 319 7923
Ms Boitumelo Maleka : 012 319 7024
NB. (i) The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries reserves the right to determine the total number of bursary allocations for the
academic year based on the total budget available.
(ii) The National Bursary Committee will make use of the Bursary Scheme’s 14-point system to allocate points to shortlisted applicants.
(iii) The Bursary Scheme of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is in fulfilment of the sector strategic objective of elimination of skewed participation in the agricultural, forestry and fisheries sectors.

Documents:

Postgraduate Application Form 2017

Undergraduate Application Form 2017 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Bursary Awards 2017 for South Africans.

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries DAFF-CHINA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2017 (Fully-Funded Postgraduate in China)

by OFA
written by OFA

Application Deadline: 10 JUNE 2016

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in partnership with the
Nanjing Agricultural University (NAU), are offering a fully-funded postgraduate
scholarship to the People’s Republic of China. The aim of the scholarship is
to address the shortage of critical skills by inviting applications from eligible
individuals in the Professional Masters Program who wish to further their stud-
ies and pursue careers in Fishery Science to apply for this 2017 DAFF – China
Scholarship programme.
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the scholarship is to promote the following:
• Profound and professional knowledge of basic theories in Fishery Science;
• Familiarity with the World Fishery Development and comprehensive knowledge structure;
• A spirit of innovation and practice;
• Capability of independently engaging in fishery technical and rural developing tasks;
• Innovative thinking;
• Ability to carry out independent research in fisheries;
• A rigorous style of study, good morality;
• Commitment to promote the development of fisheries and agricultural industries through strengthening cooperation between South Africa and China
Requirements:
  • Applicants should be from a fishery-related administration or extension department, university, college, institute, or business etc.
  • In good health;
  • Possess a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Fishery, Biology, Environment, and related majors;
  • English as a 1st language or ideally an English proficiency test score (e.g. IELES, TOEFL, etc.);
  • Under the age of 40;
  • Must be a South African citizen;
  • Individuals with requisite credentials from previously disadvantaged groups will be given first preference.

Scholarship Worth:

Those who are admitted will get the full scholarship provided by the Chinese Government and issued through China Scholarship Council (CSC). Included in the scholarship (subject to the adjustment of the Government) will be:
  • Return economy air ticket to the People’s Republic of China
  • Tuition
  • Monthly maintenance stipend
  • Sickness and accident insurance
  • Books
  • Accommodation (university residence)
  • Meals

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries DAFF-CHINA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME 2017 

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Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries South Africa Internship/Traineeship/Young Professional Programme 2016.

by lanredahunsi
written by lanredahunsi
Application Deadline: September 4th 2015
Stipend: R75 175 a year depending on the level of qualifications

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries presents exciting opportunities/positions for the unemployed youth through its Experiential Training,Internship, and the Young Professional Development Programme.

Successful applicants will undergo on-the-job development training in technical, professional, public service, business and life skills relevant and crucial for them to enter the formal job market.

The opportunities/positions presented are categorised as follows:

Young Professional Development Programme (Ref: YPDP/01/2016)

This category of opportunities calls for young graduates in possession of a requisite bachelor’s degree in agriculture, forestry or fisheries who would like to further their studies at B/Tech, Honours, Masters or Ph.D. levels.

Successful candidates will be expected to sign an internship contract with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Candidates will be placed with the relevant industry/research institution, will be allocated a mentor and will receive a monthly allowance from the department.

Candidates applying for this category must motivate on a separate page (not less than 300 words) why they think they should be considered for this programme and indicate the proposed fields of study for 2016, as well as the institution where they intend to study.

Successful candidates will be linked with funded research projects of the department. (20 interns)

Agri-export Technologists Programme (AETP/02/2016)

  • This category of opportunities calls for qualified unemployed graduates in possession of a 3-year (minimum) national qualification in one of the following fields: Agricultural Sciences, Food Technology or Environmental Health to participate in the Young Agricultural Export Technologists Programme to gain both the practical experience and employment in the perishable products export industry of South Africa.
  • Successful candidates will be placed with relevant industry organisations under the guidance and leadership of the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB).
  • Candidates applying for this category must motivate on a separate page (not less than 300 words) why they think they should be considered for this programme and will be subjected to further adjudication by the PPECB for final selection.
  • Successful candidates will sign an internship contract with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and will be entitled to a monthly allowance.
  • Applicants must be entering the internship programme in government for the first time. (25 interns)
Employment/job seekers
  • This category of opportunities calls for qualified unemployed graduates in fields of study required by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries.
  • Applicants for this category must be between the ages of 18 and 35. Applicants must apply to a specific directorate in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • The period of participation in this category is 12 months and applicants must be entering the internship programme in government for the first time

Experiential Training

  • The candidates applying for this category are those currently registered for undergraduate study programmes in agriculture, forestry and fisheries and are required to do experiential training for them to attain a degree/diploma.
  • Applicants must have a referral letter from the institution of higher learning.
  • Applicants must apply to a specific directorate in the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries using the reference number as indicated in the table below.

Specific requirements

Applicants for the experiential training and job seekers categories will be allocated in the directorates/functional units listed in the table below and must be entering the internship programme in government for the first time.

Note: People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Closing date: 04 September 2015
If you do not hear from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries within eight (8) weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. The department has the right not to make an appointment.
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