Applications for Misa Apprenticeship and Experiential Learnership Skills Development Opportunities 2026/2027 Financial Year.

Letaba House, Riverside Office Park, 1303 Heuwel Avenue, Centurion, 0046 The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is a Government Component within the Ministry for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. It is a Schedule 3 entity regulated in terms of the Public Service Act, 1994, as amended. MISA’s primary function is to support municipalities in infrastructure planning implementation, operations, and maintenance. 7402362DA APPLICATIONS FOR MISA APPRENTICESHIP AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES 2026/2027 FINANCIAL YEAR The Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent (MISA) is a Schedule 3 government • WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING (WIL): component of the Department of Cooperative Governance (DCoG) established in terms of Section 7(5) of the Public Service Act of 1994 (as amended), with This programme also offers opportunities to learners who require between 12 – the mandate to provide technical support and build technical capacity for 24 months of practical work experience (or work integrated learning) to complete municipalities to enhance their capability to undertake effective and efficient their study programmes, as per the academic requirements of their respective planning, delivery, operations and maintenance of municipal infrastructure. MISA institutions of higher learning. hereby offers Apprenticeship and Experiential Learnership skills development Applicants must be willing and available for placement, including rotation and opportunities, in the 2026/27 financial year, which are aimed at facilitating relocation to other municipalities or private sector organisations for adequate training and work exposure for Apprentices and Experiential Learners. Successful work exposure. Please note that MISA does not guarantee any employment candidates will be placed in MISA identified municipalities. Please find details of opportunity post qualification. participating municipalities on the MISA /COGTA websites. NB: Applicants are encouraged, to apply for placement in municipal areas where A. MISA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME: they reside, to minimise travelling and accommodation costs. The Apprenticeship Programme is a three-year Learnership Programme aimed C. APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ENROLMENT IN THE MISA APPRENTICESHIP at facilitating training of learners to become Artisans. Whilst the programme is AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMMES: not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, MISA encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply. The MISA Applications must be submitted on the MISA application form (please make sure Apprenticeship is a structured learnership programme focusing on unemployed that the REFERENCE NUMBER of the position applied for is on the application form youth from TVET colleges and various accredited training institutions, who possess – meaning the reference number for the Trade as indicated in item (Apprenticeship relevant qualifications for admission to specified artisanal trades. Successful Programme) and (Experiential Learnership Programme) above. Please note that candidates shall undergo on-the-job and off-the-job training en route to qualifying all required documents i.e. application form can be obtained on the following as Artisans. The recruitment is targeting a cohort that will commence during website/s (www.misa.gov.za /www.cogta.gov.za).Alternatively the application the 2026/2027 financial year, to be placed with targeted host municipalities. form can be requested via email at: [email protected] Applicants are advised to apply, clearly indicating the name of the municipality NB: All applications need to include the following: that they want to be placed with during the learning period. A list of MISA identified • MISA application form, with a reference number of the trade /position and the host municipalities, to choose from, is available on the MISA/COGTA website. A name of municipality as per the list successful candidate/s will enter into a three-year learnership contract with MISA • Curriculum vitae; and will be placed with a host municipality. • Certified copies of relevant qualifications; (This programme offers opportunities to unemployed youth, with interest and • Certified copy of the South African identity document; and relevant qualifications in the following trades): • Proof of Residential address • A release letter from your institution of higher learning confirming your TARGETED TRADES: approval to undertake work exposure is needed (Only for leaners who still Plumbing, Bricklaying, Electrical, Diesel Mechanic and Motor Mechanic need to undertake work integrated learning (WIL) to satisfy requirements set The table below contains minimum information required to participate in the MISA by their institutions of higher learning) Apprenticeship Programme MISA reserves the right to / not to make appointments. If no response is received from MISA in 90 days after the closing date, it must be presumed that your Trade Name ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS application was unsuccessful. Correspondence regarding the advertised positions will be limited to successful candidates only. Electrical • Engineering Science or full N2 Engineering REF NO: Electrical (four subjects) with the relevant trade theory, Please take note that: • Candidates will be subjected to suitability checks 2026/01 i.e. Engineering Science; Industrial Electronics, including qualifications, employment, credit, criminal records, company Mathematics and the fourth subject relevant for ownership / directorship and reference checks. 2. Fax, post and hand delivered Plumbing the required trade; OR applications will not be accepted. REF NO: Plumbing • Technical trade theory programs quality assured 2026/02 3. Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered. by a SETA deemed equivalent to NQF Level 3; OR Bricklaying • Relevant Engineering NC(V) Certificate with 4. Fraudulent qualifications or documentation will be disqualified. 5. Successful REF NO: seven subjects at NQF level 3; OR candidates will be subjected to a medical fitness test. 6. Direct or indirect Bricklaying: • Technical Grade 11 with Maths, Science, canvassing for preferential treatment will lead to disqualification of the relevant 2026/03 language and related theory subject; OR applicant. • Relevant (directly related to the trade theory Motor Mechanic subjects) N6 certificate or National Technical APPLICATIONS FOR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME WITH REQUIRED REF No: Motor Diploma (T,S and N stream) DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: Mechanic: 2026/04 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME Diesel Mechanic: • Technical Grade 12 with Maths; OR REF NO: Diesel • Engineering Science or full N2 Engineering REF: Electrical 2026/01 [email protected] Mechanic: 2026/05 (four subjects) with the relevant trade theory, REF: Plumbing 2026/02 CB.plumbing @misa.gov.za i.e. Engineering Science; Industrial Electronics, Mathematics and Motor Mechanic Engineering REF: Bricklaying: 2026/03 [email protected] (four subjects) with the relevant trade theory, REF: Motor Mechanic: 2026/04 [email protected] i.e. Engineering Science; Industrial Electronics, Mathematics and Diesel/Motor Trade Theory; OR REF: Diesel Mechanic: 2026/05 [email protected] • N3 Engineering (four subjects) with the relevant trade theory, i.e. Engineering Science; Industrial APPLICATIONS FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME WITH Electronics, Mathematics and Diesel Mechanic REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE FOLLOWING Trade Theory. E-MAIL ADDRESSES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME B. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME: REF NO: 2026a [email protected] MISA’s experiential Learnership Programme caters for unemployed graduates who need work exposure as well as unemployed youth who seek work integrated REF NO: 2026b [email protected] learning to complete their studies: REF NO: 2026c [email protected] • GRADUATES IN TECHNICAL FIELDS: MISA is offering 2-year internship learning opportunities to unemployed graduates Enquiries: Ms Nobuhle Latha (012) 848 5529 or Ms Thulisile Mosoeu in technical fields that are relevant to municipal infrastructure operations and (012) 848 5515 or Ms Kelebogile Mekwa (012) 848 5300 maintenance. Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from KINDLY NOTE THAT DUE TO A HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, ONLY previously disadvantaged communities, MISA strives for excellence in the context SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED of addressing service delivery and skills development backlogs and encourages NB: PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU SUBMIT ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS IN ONE historically disadvantaged individuals to apply. The MISA Experiential Learnership PACKAGE, SEQUENTIALLY ARRANGED AS PER ITEM NO: C ABOVE. INCOMPLETE Programme is a work-based internship programme for unemployed graduates DOCUMENTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. from Universities, Universities of Technology or TVETs who need work exposure to enter the labour market. Application closing date: 28 September 2026 @ 16H00 PM. No late applications will be accepted.