SITA offers learnerships and internships with different entry requirements. Its 2026/27 Cloud Administrator learnership advertised nine places in Gauteng/Pretoria, a 12-month duration and a R5,500 monthly stipend. That advertisement closed on 16 October 2026; check the official SITA opportunities page for later openings.
SITA is a government I.T. agency central to the successful implementation of the National Development Plan Vision 2030. Also, this agency exists for the sole purpose of strategically leveraging I.T. as a resource for the Government, using it to manage the I.T. procurement and delivery process. This is done so that the Government gets value for money and uses I.T. to support the delivery of e-Government services to all citizens.
Hence, the first part of a successful job application is preparation. In your preparation, first, get on the SITA site and review the requirements for the learnership program. When done, make sure that you introduce yourself in your CV, stating how you will help advance the above-listed SITA functions and how you will benefit South Africa at large.
Here are the major requirements for the application:
- You must be an unemployed South African citizen between 18 and 35 years
- You must have completed Matric / Grade 12
- A degree is not required for the advertised 2026/27 Cloud Administrator learnership; its minimum is Matric/Grade 12 or an equivalent NQF Level 4 qualification
- You must also be Computer-literate
- No working experience is required
- For the 2026/27 learnership, applicants must not have previously participated in a learnership within SITA
Prepare the documents specified in the current advertisement. Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by SAQA where required; allow time for assessment instead of relying on an assumed 14-day turnaround.
Use only the route stated in the specific current SITA advertisement. The closed 2026/27 Cloud Administrator advert required an online form followed by supporting documents to GPinternship@sita.co.za; it did not use the old province-by-province email list below.
Historical provincial email examples below are not current application instructions:
- If you were applying in the Eastern Cape province, you would send your CV and supporting documents to ecrecruitment@sita.co.zaIf you were applying in Gauteng Province; you send your CV and supporting documents to gprecuitment@sita.co.za
For each province below, consult the live SITA advertisement to confirm whether there is an opening and which submission route applies; do not assume these historical addresses remain active.
- Mpumalanga/Nelspruit – mprecuitment@sita.co.za
- Western Cape – wcrecuitment@sita.co.za
- Northern Cape – ncrecuitment@sita.co.za
- Limpopo – lprecuitment@sita.co.za
- Kwazulu-Natal – kznrecuitment@sita.co.za
- North West – nwrecuitment@sita.co.za
While sending through the applications, note that each province has its own unique requirements. For example, Gauteng Province may only be taking interns for the Business Analysis division, while Kwazulu-Natal will be looking for Software Engineers. Therefore, ensure that you take note of your own province’s requirements, including who they are looking to hire. This helps you not to make the mistake of applying for a position that is not in line with your career goals.
