Retailer opens 2021 bursary applications
Students with a 60 per cent aggregate or higher are encouraged to apply for the bursary programme by visiting the Bursary and Graduate Opportunities page on www.shopriteholdings.co.za before September 30.
Bursaries are available at SA’s largest private-sector employer.
The Shoprite Group has opened bursary applications for the 2021 academic year.
The group invests in students acquiring skills relevant to its business and it is specifically offering bursaries for the following fields of study:
• Data Science (third and fourth year)? Data Engineering (first year)
• IT (ND: IT, BSc or BCom: Information Systems – all years)? Accounting (first and second year)
• Pharmacy (first year)? Retail business management (all years)
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Each bursary comes with a work-back agreement to deepen learning with a strong practical element to gain hands-on experience in the business.
“With unemployment levels continuing to increase as South Africans grapple with the economic fall-out of Covid-19, our bursary programme offers opportunities to highly motivated and ambitious young people.
“We’re looking for students who can grow into the future leaders of our industry,” says Lungile Koti, the group’s graduate recruitment manager.
Students with a 60 per cent aggregate or higher are encouraged to apply for the bursary programme by visiting the Bursary and Graduate Opportunities page on www.shopriteholdings.co.za before September 30.
To find out more about bursary and graduate opportunities, attend the first VirtualGradExpo on July 21, July 29 and August 13.
