Correctional services learnership offered to the people of South Africa from different communities have the right to access the Correctional Services learnership opportunity. Correctional services learnership allows both men and women who are under 35 are eligible to join the educational program. During the correctional services learnership program, all the learners will take theoretical and practical courses aimed at broadening participants’ outlooks and enhancing their careers, and getting new job opportunities from the leading companies that operate in South Africa.
Correctional services learnership requirements
The Department of Correctional Services Learnership is in the form part of the government’s National Skills Development Strategy to create skills and ease poverty and unemployment. Therefore there are essential requirements applicant should be possessed for being accepted into this leadership as follows:
- Must be a Grade 12/Standard 10 certificate
- Must be completed the National Certificate in Vocational Studies (NQF Level 4) Applicants
- Must be completed a Further Education and Training Certificate NQF (Level 4)
Other Requirement
- Must be South Africans Between 21-35 years of age
- Have a strong character Law-abiding citizens without criminal records
- The applicants must be ready to subject themselves to selection processes conducted by DCS.
- The applicants must also be ready to subject themselves to physical training and firearms training conducted by DCS (department of correctional services).
- They must also be ready to disclose information and verify their documents, qualifications, and citizenship.
Preference will be given to applicants who have additional qualifications such as a Trade or Occupational-based Certificate, Diploma, or Degree related to Security/Corrections.
Any such additional qualifications will not be considered in the payment of the stipend paid to learners during the learnership or for other salaries/wage purposes.
Correctional services learnership 2025/2026 online application Form
To apply for the correctional services learnership you can get the Application for Admission to a Learnership in the Department of Correctional Services from any Correctional Services Office, or you can download it from the Department of Correctional Services website. under the Forms Tab. Then click on the Internship/Learnership Application Forms link.
Click on the Learnership Application Form link and the form will automatically download to your computer
Should consider the following when applying:
- Specify the learnership post that you are applying for (e.g. DCS Corrections Service Learnership: Gauteng Region: Leeuwkop (Ref GP02)
- Must sign the application form yourself
- Attach certified copies of your certificates and Identity Document (these copies must have been certified within the last 3 months – you can get this done at any Police Station)
Please Note:
- Application forms that are late or unsigned will not be accepted
- Photocopied forms will not be accepted
- Faxed or emailed forms will not be accepted
- Remember that during your workplace training you will be responsible for your own accommodation, transport, and meal costs. It is thus suggested to apply for a learnership in the Region or Management Area closest to where you live.
Completed Correctional Services Learnership application forms with all necessary attached documents can be mailed (posted at the post office) or hand-delivered to the Regional Commissioner at the Management Office nearest to where you live. You can find the address and contact details of your nearest Management Office.
Correctional Services Learnerships Closing Dates
Applications for this learnership will open later in the year, normally around November or December. You can keep checking whether the learnership is open for applications yet by checking the Vacancies page on the DCS website.
Read through the links on this page and look for a link that says Learnership Programme advert with closing date and click on the link to see if it is the correct learnership (this advert usually also gives all the addresses you can deliver or mail your application to.)
The Department of Correctional Services Learnership
The Department of Correctional Services is an equal opportunity employer and the provisions of the Employment Equity Act shall be taken into consideration during the selection for the enrolment to the learnership. Take note that correspondence shall only be restricted to shortlisted candidates and subsequent successful candidates. Should you not be contacted within three (3) months after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application for the learnership was been unsuccessful
Once the learner has successfully completed both the theoretical (instructional) and practical (workplace) phases, submitted a final Portfolio of Evidence (POE), and has successfully undergone external verification by SASSETA, a FET Certificate in Corrections Service NQF 4 will be issued.
The learnership contract is a legally binding contract and any irregularity or violation of the terms of the agreement will be dealt with by the Department of Correctional Services in accordance with Sections 17 and 18 of the Skills Development Act, 97 of 1998.
