Learnerships, Internships & Jobs in Free State

The Free State's strongest technical opportunities sit in its far north: Sasolburg's petrochemical complex trains process operators, instrument mechanicians and artisans, and its programmes are among the best-paying entry routes in the province. Bloemfontein — the judicial capital — anchors everything else: provincial departments, the courts, healthcare at Universitas and Pelonomi hospitals, and the university all advertise internships and learnerships. The Goldfields around Welkom still recruit mining learnerships, though at a fraction of their former scale, and the maize and grain belt covering most of the province drives agricultural programmes and seasonal work from Bethlehem to Bothaville. Distances are long and posts are fewer than in the big metros, so cast a wide net: pair Free State applications with national-flagged posts, and if you have maths and science, apply to Sasolburg's operator and artisan intakes before anything else.

Open posts in Free State (1)

Transnet Engineering runs an electrician apprenticeship at its Bloemfontein depot, building artisans to maintain locomotives and rolling stock for…

R5 500 – R7 000 / month

Apprenticeship
Free State · Grade 12 / MatricCloses 28 Oct 2026

National opportunities

Advertised country-wide — open to applicants in Free State too.