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Work Integrated Learning

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

False Bay TVET College is mandated by the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) to assist students in seeking workplaces to gain relevant working experience. The WIL department engages with industry to establish partnerships for internships and workplace-based learning opportunities for students and graduates.

WIL represents a tripartite relationship between the College, the student and the host employer. The student then applies their theoretical training obtained at the College to a real-life working environment provided by the host employer.

Benefits to employers in hosting interns:

  • Establish a cooperative working relationship with False Bay TVET College
  • Provide the opportunity to evaluate and retain interns for workforce pipeline
  • The opportunity to save on recruitment costs
  • Increased turnover because of productive and highly skilled workers
  • Highly motivated, creative and innovative workforce, because of increased levels of skills and participation in the success of the company
  • Participate in the preparation of future industry professionals in line with industry standards
  • Partner with FBC to bridge the gap and align education and industry
  • Opportunity to apply for discretionary grant funding for learnerships and internships and benefit from tax incentives
  • Promoting economic transformation in order to enable meaningful participation of black people in the economy
  • Increase B-BBEE rating through skills development (learnerships and internships) and enterprise supplier development for supporting start-up businesses
  • We can assist with the process of attaining workplace approval for trade-related programmes

Areas of collaboration with host employers

Work Placement Support:

Work Integrated Learning
N6 graduates requiring 18 months’ Work Place experience to complete the
National N Diploma

Internships
NC(V) NQF Level 4 graduates requiring 12 months’ Work Place experience

Work Based Experience
Occupational/Apprenticeships requiring 6 – 36 months’ Work Place experience

Lecturer Workplace Experience
Lecturers requiring minimum of 5 non-consecutive days’ exposure to the workplace

Workplace Exposure
NC(V) NQF Level 2-4 and N5-N6 students requiring a minimum of 5 days’ work exposure

Please feel free to contact us for more information:
Tel: 021 787 0800
Email: wil@falsebay.org.za

Host Employer Application

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