Valterra Platinum
🛠 Position: Boilermaker Learnership (Artisan Training)
📍 Industry: Mining & Engineering (Platinum sector)
📅 Closing Date: 03 April 2026
📌 Application Status: Open – accept applications until closing date.
🎯 What This Learnership Offers
This is a structured engineering learnership (18.2 – unemployed candidate intake) giving you both classroom training and workplace experience that leads to a nationally recognised artisan qualification in Boilermaking — one of the most in‑demand skilled trades in South Africa.
📌 During the programme you’ll gain hands‑on experience and mentorship in:
- Structural steel fabrication (plates, frameworks)
- Welding and metal forming techniques
- Blueprint reading and interpretation
- Heavy industrial equipment assembly & safety procedures
- Machine maintenance fundamentals
✔️ This experience fast‑tracks your path to becoming a certified artisan in the mining and industrial sectors.
🎓 Qualification / Entry Requirements
To be eligible, you should have at least one of the following:
🧑🎓 Matric (Grade 12)
- Mathematics (not Maths Literacy) – minimum 40 %
- Physical Science – minimum 40 %
- English – minimum 40 %
OR
🛠 N2 / N3 Engineering Qualification - Subjects may include Plating & Welders Theory, Plating Structural & Steelwork Drawings, Mathematics, Engineering Science relevant to boilermaking.
OR
📘 NCV Level 4 in a relevant engineering field with passes in core subjects.
Required Documents:
✔ Updated CV
✔ Certified copies of qualifications
✔ Certified copy of your South African ID
✔ (If applicable) Proof of residence stamped by tribal office/municipality — for host community preference.
📩 How to Apply
📌 Apply Online (Direct Link):
👉 https://www.valterraplatinum.com/careers/job‑opportunities/apply
(Use this portal to find the Boilermaker Learnership – REF77823W and apply before 03 Apr 2026.)
Documents to upload:
- CV
- Certified qualifications
- ID copy
- Proof of residence (if required)
📞 Contact / Support
📍 Company: Valterra Platinum
📧 Career Portal / Support: Use the online careers portal linked above for enquiries.
(Note: Valterra Platinum operates across South Africa’s platinum mining regions and prioritises learners from local host communities.)
📌 Why This Opportunity Matters
Becoming a Boilermaker through this learnership means:
✔ You’re trained in critical industrial metalwork skills demanded nationwide.
✔ You earn a national artisan qualification recognised by SETA and trade bodies.
✔ You gain real workplace experience within a major mining company.
✔ It greatly improves your employability across multiple sectors (mining, construction, manufacturing).