BankSETA Kuyasa Learnership 2027: How to Apply

Key facts

Status
Check with the provider
Provider
BANKSETA
Academic year
2027
Last checked
September 2026

BankSETA opens the Kuyasa intake between July and October, with a closing date at the end of October for the programme starting in February.

Thabo MokoenaWritten by Thabo MokoenaSenior Education Editor
Naledi KhumaloReviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

The Kuyasa learnership is BankSETA’s route for unemployed IT graduates into the banking sector. Over a year it combines a registered qualification with real work in a bank or alternative banking business, which makes it one of the most direct paths from a diploma into a banking technology job.

About the Kuyasa Learnership

  • A one-year learnership combining an NQF-registered qualification with workplace experience in the banking and alternative banking sector.
  • Runs from February to January, with a monthly stipend set by BankSETA.
  • Training centres in Gauteng, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape and the Free State. You may choose only one.

Kuyasa Learnership eligibility requirements

  • South African citizen under 35, unemployed with no pending job offer.
  • A completed three-year IT qualification: a Bachelor of IT in business systems, information systems or informatics, a National Diploma in business applications or IT (business analysis), or a Diploma in business information technology.
  • Not currently registered for further study, with clear criminal and credit records.
  • Strong written and spoken English, willing to work Saturdays and attend all sessions, and has not done a learnership before. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

How to apply for the Kuyasa Learnership

  1. Check the youth programmes pages at bankseta.org.za for the current intake and the correct application address.
  2. Prepare certified copies of your ID, Matric certificate, tertiary qualification certificate, a statement of results stamped by your institution, a medical certificate if applicable and your CV.
  3. Email the application to the Kuyasa address in the advert, or hand-deliver it to 349 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Centurion, before the closing date. There is no application fee, and shortlisted candidates are called for interviews in January.

Kuyasa Learnership closing date

31 October in recent intakes. Confirm the 2027 date with BankSETA.

Contact details

IT graduates should also look at the BankSETA UKZN programme and the funders on our ICT bursaries page.

FAQs

1. When does the Kuyasa learnership close for 2027? +
BankSETA opens the Kuyasa intake between July and October, with a closing date at the end of October for the intake starting in February. Confirm the 2027 date on bankseta.org.za, because the SETA is the only reliable source for it.
2. What is the Kuyasa learnership? +
A one-year learnership from BankSETA, the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority, that places unemployed IT graduates in the banking and alternative banking sector and gives them an NQF-registered qualification plus workplace experience.
3. Who qualifies? +
South African citizens under 35 who are unemployed with no pending job offer, have completed a three-year tertiary IT qualification, are not currently registered for further study, have clear criminal and credit records, communicate well in English, are willing to work Saturdays and have not done a learnership before. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
4. Which qualifications are accepted? +
A Bachelor of IT in business systems, information systems or informatics, a National Diploma in business applications or IT (business analysis), or a Diploma in business information technology.
5. Where does it run? +
Training centres in Gauteng, the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape and the Free State. You choose one centre only.
6. How do I apply? +
Email certified copies of your ID, Matric certificate, tertiary qualification certificate, a stamped statement of results, a medical certificate if applicable and your CV to the Kuyasa address on the BankSETA website, or hand-deliver them to 349 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Centurion. There is no application fee.
Update note (checked September 2026): BankSETA opens the Kuyasa intake between July and October, with a closing date at the end of October for the programme starting in February. The 2027 call had not been confirmed when we checked. Watch bankseta.org.za, which is the only reliable source for the date. The details below are from the last published call.

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About BANKSETA

Sector Education and Training Authority

BANKSETA, the Banking Sector Education and Training Authority, looks after skills development for banks and the wider microfinance sector. The Skills Development Act created a levy-grant scheme and 21 sector-specific SETAs to run it, and BANKSETA administers the…

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Address
Eco Origin Office Park, Building C2, 349 Witch-Hazel Avenue, Eco Park Estate, Centurion, 0144
Phone
011 805 9661
Email
info@bankseta.org.za
Website
bankseta.org.za

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