Internships At South African Police Services – SAPS
The South African Police Service hereby invites unemployed graduates who conform to the requirements for
participation in a twelve (12) months’ Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Internship in all the Provinces.
The Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL) Internship is part of the National Human Resource Development
Strategy and the National Skills Development Strategy.
Generic requirements:
* Must be between ages 18 – 35
* Be a South African citizen
* Must be in possession of National Senior Certificate or equivalent (NCV L4)
* Must have no previous criminal conviction(s) or case(s) pending
* Applicants must be unemployed, never employed in field of the advertised post and never participated in an
internship programme relevant to the field of the post
* Applicants must be residents of the Provinces where the post is advertised
* Applicants are restricted to apply for only three (3) positions (complete separate application form for each
post reference number)
Intern category with minimum requirements:
Graduate Intern: Tertiary Qualification is required
NB: Stipend will be as determined by the Safety and Security Sector Education and Training
Authority (SASSETA)
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Additional Requirements:
* Be in possession of NQF 6 or higher qualification of which the following subjects are compulsory:
Criminology1, 2 and 3/Expert in the scientific study of crime and criminals. Data Analysis course/module
will be an advantage.
Core Functions:
* Study of the crimes around the station’s precinct
* Study the causes of crime around the station’s precinct
* Study the impact/effects of crime around the area
* Analyse the data to determine why the crime was committed and find ways to:
(i) Predict
(ii) Detect and prevent further criminal behaviour