Vodacom is looking for suitable and deserving individuals who are willing to submitte an application and qualifying for the company’s Bursary Programme being offered in South Africa. For more information about the bursary like minimum entry requirements, bursary amount or submission deadlines, read the information below.
Vodacom began in South Africa and over the years they have grown into great communications giant in the continent today. The company offers a wide range of communication services like voice, messaging, mobile, data, as well as a portion of financial and converged services. At the moment Vodacom serves over 103 million subscribers.
Vodacom’s mobile network operations can be found in the DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Kenya and Lesotho. This implies that Vodacom’s mobile network each covers a land area with a total population of over 284 million.
Vodafone is the major owner of Vocadom and is one of the top communication companies when it comes to revenue.
Vodacom South Africa Bursary 2021
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In regards with Vodacom’s commitment to solving South Africa’s ICT skills shortage, the company provides fifty promising and deserving students each year with bursary assistance to further their studies where there are certain shortage in skills. Since it was establish in 1999, the Vodacom South Africa Bursary Programme has offered over 1,000 bursaries.
Candidate’s who are pursuing their qualifications in the following areas of discipline qualify for the bursary assistance:
Engineering and Operations
Electronic Engineering or Electrical engineering
University of technology degrees or diplomas in relevant areas of study
Information Technology
BSc in Computer Engineering
BSc in Computer Science
Information Systems
University of technology degrees or diplomas in relevant areas of study
Who can apply?
Candidate’s should be able to satisfy these minimum eligibility criteria to apply:
Must be a full-time student studying any of the above mentioned fields of study
Total annual household income must not be more than R150,000
Must be able to complete Grade 12 with exemption
Math and Science Grades should not be lower than C
Should be 25 years and below
Candidate’s already in their first year of tertiary study at a recognized university
Should be a South African citizen
Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups will be given first preference
How to apply?
If you meet all the minimum requirements and wish to apply, download and fill out the bursary application. Ensure accomplish the form completely and accurately. On top of that , make sure to attach copies of relevant supporting documents.
Click the link to download the application form.
Send your application form to applications@careerwise.co.za.
CareerWise is an independent company that offers the Vodacom bursary fund.
Application Deadline?
The deadline for submission of applications is on 30 July 2020. If you do not get any feedback by 30 November 2020, consider your application as unsuccessful.
Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered
For more information, send an email to externalbursars@vodacom.co.za.