Johannesburg – Thursday, 13 June 2024 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT SETA) are pleased to once again work together in the facilitation of providing training to deserving learners in the ICT, media and broadcasting sphere.
For the 2024/25 financial year, 110 interns have been placed across various divisions within the organisation and in all nine regional SABC offices.
This partnership between the public broadcaster and the MICT SETA is anchored in ensuring that new talent receives training and mentorship, from skilled and experienced SABC personnel, whilst providing growth and sustainability for the industry from a human capital perspective.
Ms. Nomsa Chabeli, the SABC’s Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) says, “As an organisation, we warmly welcome the new intake of interns. We trust that this experience will be life changing, as they will get to see firsthand, the hard work that goes behind the SABC serving the public. We wish them all the best and we hope that they will give their all, as they begin to increase their skills, knowledge base and employability”.
Ms. Chabeli further commented, “The SABC would also like to thank MICT SETA for their support and partnership. This collaboration is crucial in making our internship programme impactful”.
The long-standing partnership between the MICT SETA and SABC, initiated in 2011, underscores a shared commitment to addressing skills development in the Media and ICT sector.
Mr Matome Madibana, Chief Executive Officer at MICT SETA states, “This collaboration supports the goals of the National Development Plan (NDP) to eliminate poverty and reduce inequality by 2030 through unity, economic growth, and capacity building, which are part of what we have been established for as SETA’s. Furthermore, the NDP emphasizes the significance of collaborative partnerships, as emphasized in the White Paper on Post School Education and Training, re-affirming our commitment to fostering inclusive and innovative solutions”.
“Our 13 – year partnership stands as testament to its efficacy in offering providing learners with invaluable knowledge and upskilling in scarce skills aligned with South Africa’s job market demands”, Mr Madibana continues.
The SABC and MICT SETA internship programme forms part of a hybrid of successful interventions and partnerships that the MICT SETA has undertaken to grow the pool of skills in the information and communication technologies industries.
Interns have been placed in the following divisions:
Group Services (12)
News (34)
Video Entertainment (10)
Technology (34)
Sales (10)
Radio (10)
Total: 110
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Issued By: Group Communications
Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Group Executive: Corporate Affairs & Marketing)
Seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 | C. 073 688 1590
For MICT SETA
Ms Xabiso Matshikiza (Manager: Marketing and Communications)
Xabiso.matshikiza@mict.org.za | 011 207 2626
About MICT SETA
The Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority, the “MICT SETA”, was established in terms of the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998) and plays a pivotal role in achieving South Africa’s skills development and economic growth within the sub-sectors it operates namely, Advertising, Film and Electronic Media, Electronics, Information Technology and Telecommunications. In partnership with its stakeholders, it addresses skills shortages and development, accelerates bridging the digital divide by promoting entrepreneurial value and improving the employment prospects of previously disadvantaged groups.
