By Sithembele Sakati

East London – Young people from the Eastern Cape wanting a career in air traffic control have been urged to apply for study opportunities being offered by provincial government.

The province’s Transport Department, in partnership with Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS), is looking for young people who have passed matric to apply to study air traffic control.

“This initiative is part of the department’s transport sector skills revolution campaign, designed to produce the scarce skills required by this critical sector of the province’s economy,” said Transport Department spokesperson Ncedo Kumbaca on Tuesday.

He said potential applicants need to have passed matric with maths (not maths literacy) at Level 4, with a higher grade D or standard grade C symbol, and English at Level 4, with a higher grade D or standard grade C symbol.

“Applicants need to bring certified copies of their matric certificates and their identity documents. They will later be notified about the date and venue for briefing and assessment,” added Kumbaca.

Thembelihle Ndatyana (17), from Mdantsane outside East London, completed matric last year and was going to take a gap year, unable to study further due to financial constraints. He said the department’s offer was a great opportunity for him and others who can’t enter into tertiary education this year.

“I’m really excited about this opportunity because my parents didn’t have the money to send me to university. I’m on my way now to submit my documents to the department,” said Ndatyana.

Nearly 300 youths, including 134 women, have already benefited from the provincial department’s bursary scheme -115 of those are currently studying towards a national diploma in civil engineering.

“We are looking forward to the day when the shortage of air traffic controllers and pilots will be a challenge of the past, when we see especially young African girls not only serving refreshments inside airplanes, but also being active participants in this industry,” said transport MEC Thandiswa Marawu. – BuaNews

Contact details to the Eastern Cape Department of Transport:

Postal Address:
Private Bag X 0023, Bhisho, 5605
Eastern Cape

Physical Address:
Stellenbosch Park
Flemming Street, Schornville
KING WILLIAM’S TOWN, 5601

Switch Board number: Tel: (043) 6047 400

Fax: (043) 643 5221

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Giyani – Bursaries are being offered to matriculants from poor families who dream of becoming doctors.

The Mopani district municipality in Giyani, Limpopo, has set aside R2 million to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural areas.

“This year, we have chosen the medical field because of the dire shortage of health practitioners in the country, province and district,” said municipal spokesman Neil Shikwambana on Tuesday.

The bursary scheme is only available for studies in medicine, pharmacy, optometry, ophthalmology, dentistry, oral hygiene, environmental health, occupational therapy as well as dental and speech therapy.

Shikwambana said the bursary scheme would cover tuition fees, books, accommodation and meals.

“Successful recipients would be required to work for the municipality for a period equal to the duration of their study,” he said.

He said preference would be given to best-performing matriculants from poor backgrounds who qualify for Bachelor’s degrees and have secured an admission at a recognised South African university.

“Strongly motivated applications from students who have successfully completed their first year of undergraduate study in a medical field will also be considered,” he said.

The deadline for applications is January 31.

South Africa has 0.57 doctors for every 1 000 members of the population, which is one of the lowest ratios in the world.

The country needs to train about 2 400 doctors annually to keep the current figures on par with population growth, but universities only produce 1 200 new doctors every year. – BuaNews

The Contact Details to the Giyani Municipality:

Telephone Numbers 015 811 5500

Fax Numbers 015 812 2068

Physical Address Main Road BA 59 Giyani Civic Centre Opposite Old Khensani Hospital Giyani 0826

Postal Address Private Bag x9559 Giyani O826

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•  BSc – Computer Science
•  BCom – Economics, Accounting or Statistics
•  BA – Geography (majoring in GIS) or Demography

Eligibility

School leavers
•  Only SA citizens between the ages of 17–21.
•  Applicants should have a minimum symbol C in Mathematics.
•  University acceptance letter.
•  Applicants should have a minimum of 60% aggregate.

University students
•  Only SA citizens between the ages of 17–21, who are currently doing 1st and 2nd year undergraduate studies.
•  Applicants should have a minimum of 60% pass rate on all courses.

Requirements

Application forms are available from the Stats SA website (click here to download application form) and at any Stats SA provincial office. Late, incomplete or unsigned application forms will not be accepted. Completed application forms, CV, certified ID copy and qualifications/grade 12 certificate, may be delivered to: Statistics South Africa, 170 Andries Street, Pretoria or posted to Nozibele Maso, Human Capacity Development, Statistics South Africa, Private Bag X44, Pretoria 0001.

Award notification

Successful applicants will be notified about their award status on or before 30 January 2012.For any enquiries please contact: Nozibele Maso at 012 310 4855, nozibelemas (at) statssa.gov.za

Closing date: 13 January 2012

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The opportunities are divided into:

1. Post-graduate bursaries. There are 60 openings for these categories. And they pay for courses starting at degree level (B-tech only), Honours, Masters and Doctorate (PhD) level.
2. Young agricultural export technologists. A three-year relevant qualification (degree or national diploma) is a requirement. There are 30 opportunities.
3. Entrepreneurship development programme. This requires people who are or want to start business in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. There are 30 openings.
4. Internships and experiential training. The are a staggering 150 opportunities in this category.

And the money?

This programme pays a stipend. And it states that for interns it will pay R57 460 per year, and for experiential trainees it promises to pay R33 124 per year.

To get more information on how to apply visit the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and view the advert here: http://www.daff.gov.za/doaDev/sideMenu/jobs/Interns2012.pdf

30 September is the closing date. So hurry, hurry!

The Bursary Bin wishes you all the best of luck.

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