APPLY FOR AFGRI LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME IN SOUTH AFRICA

AFGRI Farmer Development (AFD) invites suitably qualified candidates to apply for the 2025/26 Learnership Programme.

The successful candidates will be placed at our Vasfontein Farm in Pretoria North.

This is a twelve (12) month Learnership Programme aimed at facilitating the training of successful learners in Farming with Crops and Animals. Whilst the programme is not exclusively limited to individuals from previously disadvantaged communities, AFGRI Farmer Development encourages historically disadvantaged individuals to apply. Successful candidates shall undergo on-the-job and off-the-job training at our training farm.  The Learners will enter into a contract with AFD and will be placed at our Vastfontein Training Farm in Pretoria North for the duration of the learnership. Learners will have an opportunity to gain all-round work experience by fulfilling various duties and responsibilities aligned with the programme on the farm. They will work with a cross-functional team to complete the programme and contribute to project work in support of the teams.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a South African citizen.
• Must have a Grade 12 or equivalent qualification.
• Preference will be given to women and people with disability.
• Must be unemployed.

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME

Successful candidates will enter into a twelve (12) month fixed-term contract with AFGRI Farmer Development and will be placed at our Vasfontein Farm.

Closing date: 19 November 2025

Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest.

The filling of this position will be aligned with AFGRI’s Employment Equity Policy.

Applicants are informed that in order to be considered for any application for employment, we will have to process their personal information. A law, known as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

In order to give effect to this right, we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website, https://www.agh.co.za/  which HR Processing Notice, we request that you kindly download and read.