Closing Date: 23 December 2026
Duration: 01 April 2026 – 31 March 2026
Stipend: R4500.00 per month
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) invites unemployed graduates, who wish to apply for the 2026/2027 Internship Programme. DEA is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. It is our intention to promote representivity (race, gender and disability). The persons with disabilities will receive preference for the Internship programme, and therefore encouraged to apply. DEA is inviting applicants who have not previously participated in any Internship programme and currently unemployed. Candidates must have completed at least an undergraduate or post graduate qualification from a recognised Higher Education Institution in the following study fields. Correspondence will only be limited to successful candidates.
If you have not heard from us within 3 months after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
Incomplete, e-mailed, faxed and late applications will not be considered. Applicants must only apply for one study field per application.
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental Management; Nat Dip Environmental ScienceSubjects: Environmental Law; Legislative Drafting; Policy Development)
CWM / 01 / 2026
BSc Information Science / Management(Subjects: Statistics, IT)
CWM / 02 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental Management;Subjects: Project Management, Pollution & Waste Management, Environmental Law; Legislative Drafting; Policy Development)
CWM / 03 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental Management; Nat Dip Environmental ScienceSubjects: GIS, Environmental Management, Waste Management)
CWM / 04 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental ManagementCWM / 05 / 2026
MSc / BSc Hons Environmental Science; MSc / BSc Hons Chemistry; MSc / BSc Hons Chemical EngineeringSubjects: Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Geology)
CWM / 06 / 2026
MSc / BSc Hons / BSc Chemical Engineering; MSc / BSc Hons / BSc Chemistry; MSc / BSc Hons / BSc Biochemistry; MSc / BSc Hons / BSc MicrobiologyCWM / 07 / 2026
BSc Hons Environmental Science; BSc Hons Natural SciencesSubjects: Geography, Ecology, Resource Management)
BC / 01 / 2026
BSc Biotechnology; BSc GeneticsSubjects: Microbiology, Genetics)
BC / 02 / 2026
Nat Dip Nature Conservation; BSc Environmental Science / ManagementBC / 03 / 2026BSc Biological Science; BSc Environmental Science; Nat Dip Environmental Science;Nat Dip Nature ConservationBC / 04 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BSc Biochemistry(Subjects:Biochemistry, Botany, Biotechnology)
BC / 05 / 2026
BSc / BSc Hons Conservation Biology; BSc / BSc Hons Natural ScienceSubjects: Conservation Biology or Zoology or Botany or Ecology)
BC / 06 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental ManagementSubjects: EIA, GIS, Ecology, Botany)
BC / 07 / 2026
Nat Dip Nature Conservation; Nat Dip Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Ecology, Natural Resource Management)
BC / 08 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science / Management; Nat Dip Nature Conservation; Nat Dip Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Research)
BC / 09 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science / Management; Nat Dip Nature Conservation; Nat Dip Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Research)
BC / 10 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental Management; Nat Dip / BTech Nature Conservation; Nat Dip / BTech Environmental Science / Management(Subject: Geography)
BC / 11 / 2026
BA / BSoc Sci Heritage and Cultural Studies; BSc Natural Science; BA Environmental ManagementSubjects: Conservation, Environmental Studies, Heritage, Cultural Studies)
BC / 12 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BSc EcologySubjects: Environmental Economics, Botany)
BC / 13 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science; BA Environmental ManagementEAS / 01 / 2026BSc Hons Environmental Science; BA Hons International Relations; BSc Environmental Science; BA International RelationsEAS / 02 / 2026
BSoc Sci Environmental Management; BA Environmental Management; BSc Environmental ScienceSubjects: Environmental Impact Assessment, Geography)
EAS / 04 / 2026
BSc Environmental Science / Management; BSc Natural Science, BSc StatisticsSubjects: Conservation Ecology, Environ. Economics, Geography, Data Processing Methods, Environ. Monitoring and Reporting)
EAS / 05 / 2026
BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantLACE / 01 / 2026
Nat Dip Nature Conservation; BSc Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Botany and Zoology, Ecology)
LACE / 03 / 2026
BSc Biological Science; BSc Natural ScienceSubjects: Botany, Horticulture, Entomology, Zoology, Marine Science, Invasion Biology, Pathology, Environmental Science)
EP / 01 / 2026
Nat Dip Civil Engineering; Nat Dip Structural EngineeringSubjects:Advanced Structural Engineering, Engineering Design)
EP / 06 / 2026
Nat Dip Forestry; Nat Dip Natural Science; Nat Dip Environmental Science(Subjects: Soil Science, Environmental Studies)
EP / 07 / 2026
Nat Dip Environmental Health; Nat Dip Safety ManagementSubjects: Occupational Health & Safety Management)
EP / 08 / 2026
BSc / Nat Dip Information Science; BCom / Nat Dip Auditing; BCom / Nat Dip Cost and Management AccountingSubjects: Data Quality Management, Records Management, Research)
EP / 10 / 2026
BSc / Nat Dip Information Science; BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Administration / ManagementSubjects: Records Management, Archives Management)
EP / 11 / 2026
BSoc Science; BCom Economics; BCom Statistics; BA Development Studies; M&E Related StudiesSubjects: Monitoring and Evaluation, Research)
EP / 12 / 2026
BSc Computer Science; BSc IT (Web & Application); Nat Dip IT (Web & Application)Subjects: Information Systems, Database Design, Development-Net Framework)
EP / 13 / 2026
BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat DipOffice Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantCCAQ / 01 / 2026
BCom Hons Environmental Economics; BA Hons Development Studies; BCom Environmental Economics; BA Development StudiesSubjects: Environmental Economics, Development Studies)
CCAQ / 02 / 2026
BSc Hons Environmental Science / Management; BSc Hons Process EngineeringSubjects: Chemistry, Climate Change)
CCAQ / 03 / 2026

MSc / BSc Hons Environmental Science and Geography; MSc / BSc Hons Climate Change and Development StudiesSubjects:Environmental Science, Climate Change)
CCAQ / 04 / 2026
BSc Hons Environmental Science / Management; BSc Hons Natural SciencesSubjects: Environmental Science, Geography, Climate Change, Development Planning)
CCAQ / 05 / 2026
BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantCCAQ / 06 / 2026
MSc / BSc Hons Atmospheric Science; MSc / BSc Hons Chemical Engineering; MSc / BSc Hons Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Chemistry, Mathematics, Geography)
CCAQ / 07 / 2026
BCom Human Resource Management / Development; Nat Dip Human Resource Management / Development; Nat Dip Management of TrainingCOO / 01 / 2026
BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantSubjects: Project Management, Finance and Procurement Management)
COO / 02 / 2026
BCom Risk Management; BCom Internal Auditing; Nat Dip Internal Audit; Nat Dip Risk ManagementCOO / 03 / 2026BA Communication; BA Public Relations; BCom Marketing; Nat Dip Events Management; Nat Dip Marketing Management; Nat Dip Public RelationsCOO / 04 / 2026BA Journalism; BA Public Relations; BA Media Studies; Nat Dip Journalism; Nat Dip Public Relations; Nat Dip Media StudiesCOO / 05 / 2026BA Communication; BA Journalism; BA Public Relations; BA Media Studies; Nat Dip Journalism; Nat Dip Public Relations; Nat Dip Media StudiesCOO / 06 / 2026
Nat Dip Contact Centre ManagementSubjects: Customer Relations, Contact Centre Management, Communication Skills)
COO / 09 / 2026
BA Communication; BA Public Relations; BCom Marketing; Nat Dip Marketing Management; Nat Dip Public RelationsCOO / 10 / 2026BSc IT Web & Multimedia; BSc IT Web Applications & Development Nat Dip IT Web & Multimedia; Nat Dip IT Web Applications & DevelopmentCOO / 11 / 2026
BA Graphic Design; BTech Graphic Design; Nat Dip Graphic DesignSubjects: Photography, Visual Communication, Illustration Techniques, Drawing & History of Graphic Design)
COO / 12 / 2026
Nat Dip Information Technology (IT)Subjects: +A, +N, Desktop Support)
Nat Dip Management Assistant
COO / 13 / 2026
BCom Human Resources Management; Nat Dip Human Resources ManagementCOO / 17 / 2026BCom / BA Tourism Management; Nat Dip Tourism ManagementCOO / 18 / 2026BSoc Sci Environmental Management; BA Environmental Management; BSc Environmental ScienceCOO / 19 / 2026
Nat Dip / BTech Management Services; Nat Dip / BTech Operations ManagementSubjects: Organisational Effectiveness, Work Study, Operations Management)
COO / 20 / 2026
 

Masters / BCom Hons Public Management / Administration / Business Management / Governance and Public Policy (Subjects: Governance, Public Policy, Law, Research Methodology, Project Management)COO / 21 / 2026

BTech / Nat Dip Information Technology (IT); BSc Computer ScienceSubjects: Information Systems, Project Management)COO / 22 / 2026

Nat Dip Human Resource Development (HRD); Nat Dip Management of TrainingCOO / 23 / 2026

Nat Dip Human Resource Development (HRD); Nat Dip Management of TrainingCOO / 26 / 2026

Nat Dip Labour RelationsCOO / 27 / 2026

 

Free State Region

BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management Assistant(Subjects: Project Management, Finance & Procurement)EP / 05 / 2026

 

Limpopo Region

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantEAS / 03 / 2026 – Polokwane

BSc Environmental Science; BSc Forestry; BA Environmental Management; Nat Dip Nature Conservation; Nat Dip Forestry(Subjects: Ecology, GIS)EP / 04 / 2026

 

North-West Region

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantEAS / 03 / 2026 – Mahikeng

 

Eastern Cape Region

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantEAS / 03 / 2026 – King Williams’s Town

 

Mpumalanga Region

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantEAS / 03 / 2026 – Witbank

 

Western Cape (Cape Town)

LLB (Law Degree); Bachelor of LawsLACE / 02 / 2026

BSc / BSc Hons Environmental Science / Management; Nat Dip / BTech Nature Conservation (Subject: Environmental Law)LACE / 04 / 2026

BSc Biological Science; BSc Natural ScienceSubjects: Botany, Horticulture, Entomology, Zoology, Marine Science, Invasion Biology, Pathology, Environmental Science)EP / 02 / 2026

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantSubjects:Project Management, Finance and Procurement)EP / 03 / 2026

BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantEP / 09 / 2026

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and  TechnologySubjects: Project Management, Finance and Procurement Management)OC / 01 / 2026

BSc Environmental Science / Management; BSc Natural Resources; Nat Dip Nature ConservationSubjects: Botany / Horticulture)OC / 02 / 2026

BSc Environmental Science / Management; BSc Environment and Water Science; BSc OceanographySubjects: Chemistry, Environmental Pollution, Oceanography)OC / 03 / 2026

BTech Mechanical Engineering; BTech Electromechanics; BTech Machanotech; BTech Operations / Project ManagementSubjects:Project Management, Operations Management)OC / 04 / 2026

BSc Oceanography; BTech OceanographySubjects: Oceanography, Physics, Computer Science)OC / 05 / 2026

Nat Dip Analytical ChemistryOC / 06 / 2026

MSc / MTech Oceanography; MSc / MTech Chemistry; MSc / MTech Earth ScienceSubjects: Chemistry, Marine Geochemistry, Oceanography)OC / 07 / 2026

BSc / BSc Hons Natural Science; BSc / BSc Hons Marine Biology; BSc / BSc Biology; BSc / BSc Hons ZoologySubjects: Zoology, Botany)OC / 08 / 2026

BSc / BSc Hons Zoology; BSc / BSc Hons StatisticsSubjects: Animal Behavior, Research Methods)OC / 09 / 2026

BSc Hons / BTech Life Science; BSc Hons / BTech Oceanography; BSc Hons / BTech Natural Science; BSc Hons / BTech ConservationSubjects:Biology, Zoology, Botany, Oceanography)OC / 10 / 2026

BSc / BSc Hons Biological / Conservation; BSc / BSc Hons Biochemistry; BSc / BSc Hons ZoologySubjects: Marine Zoology, Marine Ecology, Marine Biology, GIS, Systematics, Statistics)OC / 11 / 2026

MSc / BSc Hons / BSc Biological ScienceSubjects: Top Predator Research, Biology, Zoology, GIS)OC / 12 / 2026

BSc Zoology; BSc Marine Biology; BSc Environmental Science; Nat Dip Oceanography; Nat Dip Nature ConservationSubjects: Zoology, Marine Science, Computer Skills, Data Analysis)OC / 13 / 2026

BSc / BTech Life Science; BSc / BTech Natural Science; BSc / BTech Nature ConservationSubjects: Biology, GIS)OC / 14 / 2026

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and Technology; Nat Dip Management AssistantSubjects:Project Management, Finance and Procurement)OC / 15 / 2026

BSc / BSc Hons Biological / Conservation; BSc / BSc Hons Biochemistry; BSc / BSc Hons ZoologySubjects: Marine Zoology, Marine Ecology, Marine Biology, GIS, Systematics, Statistics)OC / 16 / 2026

BA Public Administration; Nat Dip Public Management; Nat Dip Office Management and TechnologySubjects: Project Management, Finance and Procurement Management)OC / 17 / 2026

Nat Dip Electrical Engineering (Light Current); Nat Dip MechatronicsSubjects: Electronics, Power Electronics, Control Systems)OC / 18 / 2026

BSc Hons Natural Science; BSc Hons Environmental Science / Environmental EducationSubjects: Communication, Journalism, Oceanography, Environmental Science)OC / 19 / 2026

BTech OceanographyOC / 20 / 2026

BSc Hons / BTech Environmental Science / Management; BTech / BEng Environ. EngineeringSubjects: EIA, Environ. Sustainability and Planning, Environ. Law, Environ. Management)OC / 21 / 2026

BSc / BTech Environmental Science / ManagementSubjects: Research Methodology, Project Management)OC / 22 / 2026

BSc Environmental Science / Management; Nat Dip Nature ConservationSubjects: Environ. Law, Environ. Resources, Environ. Management, Zoology, Biology, Research Methodology)OC / 23 / 2026

BSc Environmental Science / Management; BSc Natural Resources; Nat Dip Nature Conservation(Subjects: Nature Conservation, Environmental Management, Zoology, Law, Ecology)OC / 24 / 2026

BA Journalism; BA Public Relations; BA Media Studies; Nat Dip Journalism; Nat Dip Public Relations; Nat Dip Media StudiesCOO / 07 / 2026

BA Communication; BA Public Relations; BCom Marketing; Nat Dip Marketing Management; Nat Dip Public RelationsCOO / 08 / 2026

Nat Dip Information Technology (IT)Subjects: +A, +N, Desktop Support)COO / 14 / 2026

BA Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Public Administration / Management; Nat Dip Management AssistantCOO / 16 / 2026

Nat Dip Human Resource Development (HRD); Nat Dip Management of TrainingCOO / 24 / 2026

BCom Human Resources Management; BCom Industrial Psychology; Nat Dip Human Resources ManagementCOO / 25 / 2026

How to Apply
Applications must be submitted on a completed Z83 formobtainable from any Public Service; please indicate “Internship & Study Field” for the position which you are applying for; also indicate the “Ref Number” (as stated in the advertisement).
Applications must be accompanied by a detailed CV and certified copies of ID and qualifications (Matric / Grade 12 certificate; National Diploma; Degree; Post Graduate qualifications as well as the recent Academic Transcripts / Records) to the following address:
All Internship applications for Head Office-Pretoria, Free State, Limpopo, North-West, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga Regions must be directed to the following address:
Director-General, Internship Programme, Private Bag X 447, PRETORIA,
0001
or hand delivered to:
Department of Environmental Affairs, Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, ARCADIA.
Enquiries:
Mr Mbongeni Mncube
Tel: (012) 399 8691;
Ms Phindhani Maphete
Tel: (012)399 8687;
Mr Dinilesizwe April
Tei: (012) 399 9415.
All Internship applications for Western Cape (Cape Town Office) must be directed to the following address: Director-General, Internship Programme, Private Bag X4390, CAPE TOWN, 8001 or hand delivered to: Department of Environmental Affairs, 63 Strand Street, CAPE TOWN
Enquiries:
Mr Nkosikhona Zuma
Tel: (021) 814 8085;
Ms Nozuko Grootboom
Tel: (021) 814 8088;
Ms Neliswa Magwala
Tel: (021) 814 8089