Internship News

JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM WELCOMES A HSE INTERN

JEFFREYS BAY WIND FARM WELCOMES A HSE INTERN

August 2023, Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. More than 90 young students have taken the leap from completing their studies to kicking off their careers through the national Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, which was created to develop young technical staff for a renewable energy industry in 2015. One of this year’s cohort, S’nenhlanhla Phakathi, a
YOUTH OFFERED A SPACE TO KICK OFF THEIR CAREERS

YOUTH OFFERED A SPACE TO KICK OFF THEIR CAREERS

June 2023, Droogfontein Solar Power. Internship programmes, which align to Government’s National Development Plan (NDP), encourage all sectors of the economy to develop youth. One such initiative, the Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, which incorporates the Northern Cape’s Droogfontein Solar Power, launched some eight years ago, and has already prepared over 90 young graduates who
ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS DEVELOP LOCAL SKILLS

ENGINEERING INTERNSHIPS DEVELOP LOCAL SKILLS

March 2023, Boshof Solar Power. Internships for young engineers do more than provide practical experience, they assist in developing and enhancing problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills, giving newbies the chance to reflect on their professional experiences and demonstrate their potential, proficiency, and talents. This is the experience of young graduate, Nketa Leteane (26), who is the
FIRST EVER HSE INTERN

FIRST EVER HSE INTERN

March 2022. Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm. More than 70 young students have taken the leap from completing their studies to kicking off their careers through the national Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, since its inception seven years ago. One of the latest beneficiaries of this programme, which was created to develop young technical staff for
NEW INTERNS

NEW INTERNS

March 2022 Read more about our new interns De Aar Solar Power: DASP_Intern_2022 Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm: JBWF_Intern_2022 Soutpan Solar Power: Soutpan_Intern 2022 Boshof Solar Power: Boshof_Intern_2022
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME GIVES IVY XEKWA A VISION FOR HER FUTURE

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME GIVES IVY XEKWA A VISION FOR HER FUTURE

Since its launch six years ago, 74 young students have passed through Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme. This initiative not only provides much-needed work opportunities in the renewables market but helps to build confidence and helps our country’s talented young people build a career. The programme is designed to grow capacity for a nascent renewable
RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPING SKILLS PIPELINE

RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPING SKILLS PIPELINE

August 2021. Globeleq South Africa’s internship programme, which launched six years ago, has already provided career opportunities to seventy-four young students who have passed through the programme. With the aim of developing young technical staff for a nascent renewable energy industry, over R18million has been spent to-date, and a successful pipeline of qualified talent has
NEW INTERNS

NEW INTERNS

March 2020 Read about our new interns De Aar Solar Power : DASP_Intern_2020 Droogfontein Solar Power:  DFSP_Intern_2020 Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm:  JBWF_Intern_2020
SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR

April 2019 A study undertaken by the Department of Energy’s IPP office shows that 25% of renewable energy funded-scholarships fall to the Globeleq Scholarship Fund (GSF), which launched in 2014 to help develop young engineering students for the nascent renewable energy industry and actively support the transformation of the industry. Energy Minister Jeff Radebe recently
Renewable Energy Scholarship Programme and Internship Programme

Renewable Energy Scholarship Programme and Internship Programme

Globeleq South Africa Management Services' Renewable Energy Scholarship Programme and Internship Programme