Petroleum Agency SA: Internship Programme 2024 / 2025

The Agency is offering an Internship Opportunity funded by the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) for graduates over a two-year period, commencing February 2025.

Selection Criteria:

• The learner is unemployed and a South African citizen
• The graduates should have achieved the relevant qualification at a HET level.
• Candidates MUST have completed their relevant qualifications
• Must not have benefitted from an internship programme before whether MQA funded or company funded
• No previous work experience required.

The Interns will:

• Contribute towards the achievement of the Department's duties while developing the necessary skills and knowledge in the related disciplines
• Attend various relevant/ discipline specific training courses/ conferences
• Be trained on basic computer courses such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, etc. (depending on the current competency levels)
• Be afforded an opportunity to work independently to determine progress on own development

Th following Internship Opportunities are open for applications:

Intern: Technical Compliance (Engineering)

Bachelor’s Degree (4-year university Degree) in:

• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

Exposure: Gain exposure and experience in key disciplines in Petroleum Engineering. Be developed in key aspects of drilling operations from well designs, well construction, and to well abandonment operations. Be developed in key aspects of production engineering from well performance assessment, design and types of well completion systems, to metering and measurement of production. Be afforded at opportunity to visit active operations mainly drilling operations and production facilities.

Intern: Licensing and Legal

Bachelor’s Degree in: LLB

Exposure: Be developed in evaluating and processing applications for rights and permits lodged in terms of the Mineral Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002). Gain exposure and experience in the preparation and publication of notices. Gain exposure and experience in drafting recommendations for applications for rights and permits for the Minister's consideration. Be developed in the preparation of documents for notarial executions of rights/permits. Gain exposure and experience in preparing comments and inputs to government policies or legislative framework relating to the petroleum industry. Conduct legal research.

Intern: Company Secretary

Bachelor’s Degree in: BCom or LLB

Advantageous: CGISA qualification will be an added advantage

Exposure: Gain exposure and experience in corporate governance, company secretariat and compliance. Assist in writing up and keeping proper minutes of meetings as permanent records of resolutions and required actions. Gain experience in obtaining declarations of interest and gifts from all management and keep it in a proper format for audit purposes. Gain experience in communicating corporate statutory information. Assist with the preparation of the annual calendar for the Agency. Be developed in conducting audits into the Agency's governance committees. Be developed and assist with the preparation of compliance reports and documentation for regulatory bodies, including the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC).