Job Opportunity:

Location: All Provinces, South Africa
Closing Date: 18 September 2025
Position Type: Internship (12–24 Months, depending on programme)

Overview
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is inviting suitably qualified unemployed graduates and students to apply for its 2025/2026 Internship Programme. With more than 490 internship opportunities available across multiple disciplines, this programme provides workplace exposure and skills development for young South Africans in both administrative and technical fields.

Available Internship Opportunities

• Graduate Administrative Intern – 190 Posts
• Administrative Student Interns – 28 Posts
• Motor Mechanic Interns (Petrol/Diesel) – 50 Posts
• Student Interns – 4 Posts
• Legal Administrative Graduate Intern – 14 Posts
• Graduate Intern: Supply Chain Management – 15 Posts
• Administrative Intern: Human Resource Management – 4 Posts
• Graduate Intern: Budget Management
• Administrative Intern: Employee Health & Wellness – 3 Posts
• Administrative Intern: Human Resource Development
• Administrative Student Intern: Service Complaints – 2 Posts
• Graduate Intern: Communication – 3 Posts
• Graduate Intern: Operational Crime Analysis – 3 Posts
• Student Intern Technicians – 10 Posts
• Graduate Interns: Psychometrists
• Graduate Interns: Legal Services
• Student Intern: Human Resource Management / Administration – 10 Posts
• Crime Information Management Analysis Centre Interns – 42 Posts
• Library & Information Science Intern
• Social Work Intern – 12 Posts
• Psychologist Intern – 2 Posts
• Media/Journalism Intern
• Video Production & Photography Intern
• Graphic Designer Intern – 3 Posts
• Marketing & Stakeholder Intern
• Graduate Intern: IT Specialist
• Student Intern: Radio Technical
• Forensic Commercial Investigator Intern
• Intern Librarian
• Camera Operator Intern
• Assistant Motor Mechanic (Petrol/Diesel) – 6 Posts
• Artisan Student Intern
• Information Technology Intern – 2 Posts
• Dietician Intern
• Photographer Intern
• Videographer Intern
• Drone Operator Interns – 2 Posts
• Sound Engineering Intern
• Sound Technician Intern
• Library Assistant Intern
• Radio Technical Interns – 4 Posts
• Plumber Interns – 2 Posts
• Brick Layer Interns – 3 Posts
• Electrician Interns – 2 Posts
• Assistant Librarian Intern
• Graduate Interns: Legal Services – 2 Posts
• Graduate Interns: Expenditure, Budget & Accounting – 2 Posts
• Graduate Artisan Interns – 5 Posts
• Graduate Interns: Organisational & Strategic Development – 2 Posts
• Administrative Graduate Interns (Psychologists) – 4 Posts
• Student Intern: Mechanical Services (SAPS Garages) – 5 Posts

Entry Requirements

• Must be a South African citizen.
• Must be unemployed and between 18–35 years old.
• Must possess a relevant qualification (NQF 6/7 or higher) depending on the internship applied for.
• Students applying for student internships must be currently enrolled in a recognised institution.
• No prior work experience is required.

Why Apply?

• Gain hands-on workplace experience in your field of study.
• Develop professional skills in a structured government programme.
• Contribute to the national mandate of safety and security.

APPLICATION PROCESS

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