Makhado Municipality LGSETA Graduate and WIL Placements

Written by Thabo MokoenaSenior Education Editor

Reviewed & verified by Naledi KhumaloSenior Admissions and Bursaries EditorVerified

Makhado Local Municipality in Limpopo recruits unemployed local graduates and TVET learners into workplace placements paid for by the Local Government SETA (LGSETA). The municipality describes the programme as a “graduates placement programme / Work Integrated Learners” meant to prepare unemployed youth for employment through work experience. Its latest call, Notice 87/2026, was published on 24 August 2026 and closed on 31 August 2026. The municipality has not said when it will advertise again.

A year for graduates, two years for N4 to N6 learners

The notice combined two groups with different placement lengths, both at Makhado Local Municipality:

• University graduates with a degree, honours degree or diploma are placed as interns for 12 months.
• TVET college learners who have completed N4 to N6 are placed for 24 months of work-integrated learning. For them, the municipality says the placement is an opportunity to acquire relevant work experience or “to be issued with their diploma”.

Neither track is a job offer. The notice states that the programme “is not a permanent offer of employment”. It does not state a monthly stipend amount.

Disciplines and places in the August 2026 notice

Residents of Makhado with no work history

• South African citizens who are permanent residents of the Makhado municipal area.
• A completed qualification in one of the listed fields.
• No previous working experience, and no earlier participation in any internship programme.
• Not older than 35.

The no-experience rule means a graduate who has already done an internship elsewhere does not qualify. Appointment depends on security clearance, verification of qualifications and signing an internship or WIL contract.

Hand-in to the Civic Centre on Krogh Street

There was no online form. Applicants named the discipline or specialisation they were applying for and submitted a comprehensive CV, certified copies of qualifications and academic transcripts, and a copy of the SA ID, with Smart ID cards copied on both sides. Certification stamps could not be older than six months. Documents went to the Municipal Manager, Makhado Local Municipality, 83 Krogh Street, Civic Centre, Makhado.

Only shortlisted candidates are called for interviews. Applicants who hear nothing within 45 days after the closing date should regard their applications as unsuccessful. Enquiries go to the Manager: Human Resources, Mr N Dagada, on 015 519 3225, or Mr T Manebaneba on 015 519 3124.

Earlier rounds and where new ones appear

Makhado has run graduate and WIL calls before. Its archive of past vacancies lists a “Graduates and Work Integrated Learning” advert that closed on 25 April 2023 and a SALGA-backed graduate WIL advert that closed on 25 June 2024, before the LGSETA-funded call of August 2026. The dates vary from year to year, so new calls are best watched for on the municipality’s advertised vacancies page, as the separate Internships page read “No Internships Currently” on 29 September 2026.

The funder’s other programmes are listed on our LGSETA provider page. Graduates who want to widen their search can use our government internships page, and Vhembe matriculants still planning their studies can look at the Vhembe District Municipality mayoral bursary.

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