The South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Hitachi, a Japanese multinational corporation specialising in high-technology equipment – including water – are inviting South African engineers to forward their applications for the seventh scholarship-training programme offered in Japan.
The objective of this programme is to enhance the capacity of South African engineers in the areas of water and sanitation treatment and service in support of South Africa’s social infrastructure development programme. The three-month scholarship provides on-the-job training at Hitachi factories, visits to Japanese water utilities and a Japanese introductory course at The Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development Association (HIDA). The scholarship includes training fee, return flights to and from Japan, accommodation, local travel expenses in Japan, insurance and a food allowance for each successful candidate. Engineers that comply with all the following requirements are eligible to apply. Candidates must be: South African citizens; in good health, aged between 20 and 35 years’ with at least three years of job experience; in possession of a four-year engineering qualification from either a university of technology or an academic university. The applicant should be currently engaged in upgrading, operation and maintenance and modernisation in the area of water and sanitation treatment and service and in the employ of a South African water utility company. The closing date for applications is 22 May 2015. Short-listed candidates must attend a final selection interview in June at the DST offices in Pretoria. Five candidates will be selected by mid-June and the training programme will commence in September. Please note that the 2015 scholarship is limited to the engineering field of water and sanitation treatment.Contact persons:
Boitumelo Khutsoane: t +27 (0)12 843 6352 f +27 (0)86 681 0231 email Boitumelo.Khutsoane@dst.gov.za Elelwani Ramabulana t +27 (0)12 843 6863 f +27 (0)86 674 4087 email elelwani.ramabulana@dst.gov.za
