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The City of Cape Town is a port city on the southwest coast of South Africa. It is located on a peninsula beneath the imposing Table Mountain. As this city keeps developing and improving in a better way, more and more employees are needed to fill the job opportunities. One of its ways is by providing more learnership and internship in some positions. Currently, there is a fire fighter learnership for all South Africans, especially those who live in Cape Town.

This fire fighter learnership is available for those who have specific interests and backgrounds in this position. When you think that this has been one of your ideal goals to achieve, then it must have been on your application list. In the following, there will be a lot of information about the learnership and what you need to know about the position offered. For further information, you can keep on reading to find out more.

Programme Description

Job Title: Fire fighter learnership

Position: Fire fighter

Recruiter: City of Cape Town

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Salary: R174 195

Reference number: SS 37/21 Ext

Type of work: non-permanent contract

Requirements

Furthermore, in order to be able to be eligible for the fire fighter learnership, all applicants have to fulfill the following requirements, as follows.

• Having Grade 12 qualifications (Mathematics and Physical Science is preferable) is mandatory
• The applicants must be in the age between 18 years and older
• The applicants must be medically and physically fit
• Also, all applicants must not suffer from any fear of heights or spaces
• Having no criminal record is obligatory
• Being able to work in a team and cope with a stressful situations is compulsory
• Lastly, all applicants must have successfully completed the Firefighter 1, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, and First Aid Level 3 courses presented by the learning institution

Application

In addition, some documents are also essential for all applicants to provide in order to facilitate the recruiter in getting to know you more.

• A comprehensive CV
• An identity document
• Also, copies of the qualifications

Further, all applicants can apply for the fire fighter learnership online by visiting www.capetown.gov.za/careers. Do not forget to complete all the information about yourself and attach all the documents.

Accordingly, the shortlisted candidates will have to undertake a compulsory fitness test with this specification.

• Reach test (1.9 m)
• 4 km run (males 11 minutes and females 13 minutes)
• Push-ups (30 in 60 seconds)
• Sit-ups (30 in 60 seconds)
• Dead load carries (2 x 25 kg drums over a distance of 100 m)

Furthermore, the applicants also need to undertake written assessment, interview, compulsory drug test, and also City medical evaluation. All applicants must have passed on all assessments in order to be eligible for the learnership. Not having heard from the recruiter three months after the due date, you can assume that your application was not successful.

Contact

Moreover, for further information, you can visit www.capetown.gov.za.

Closing Date

Finally, the closing date for fire fighter learnership will be on 24 September 2021.