SAPS Internships 2025 / 2026 – Apply Now (All Provinces)
The South African Police Service (SAPS) is recruiting for its Internship Programme 2025 / 2026, offering hundreds of opportunities for unemployed graduates and students across all provinces.
This national programme forms part of the SAPS Human Resource Development Strategy and aims to provide workplace exposure, practical training, and skills development for young South Africans.
Closing Date: 18 September 2025
Location: All Provinces
Internship Opportunities Available
Below is a list of available internships and the number of positions per field:
- Graduate Administrative Intern – 190 posts
- Administrative Student Intern – 28 posts
- Motor Mechanic Intern (Petrol/Diesel Mechanic) – 50 posts
- Student Intern – 4 posts
- Legal Administrative Graduate Intern – 14 posts
- Graduate Intern: Supply Chain Management – 15 posts
- Administrative Intern: Human Resource Management – 4 posts
- Graduate Intern: Budget Management
- Administrative Intern: Employee Health and Wellness – 3 posts
- Administrative Intern: Human Resource Development
- Administrative Student Intern: Service Complaints – 2 posts
- Graduate Intern: Communication – 3 posts
- Graduate Intern: Operational Crime Analysis – 3 posts
- Student Intern Technicians – 10 posts
- Graduate Interns: Psychometrist
- Graduate Intern: Legal Services
- Student Intern: Human Resource Management / Administration – 10 posts
- Crime Information Management Analysis Centre Interns – 42 posts
- Library and Information Science Intern
- Social Work Intern – 12 posts
- Psychologist Intern – 2 posts
- Media / Journalism Intern
- Video Production and Photography Intern
- Graphic Designer Intern – 3 posts
- Marketing and Stakeholder Intern
- Graduate Intern: IT Specialist
- Student Intern: Radio Technical
- Forensic Commercial Investigator Intern
- Intern Librarian
- Camera Operator
- Assistant Motor Mechanic (Diesel / Petrol) – 6 posts
- Artisan Student Intern
- Information Technology Intern – 2 posts
- Dietician Intern
- Photographer Intern
- Videographer Intern
- Drone Operators – 2 posts
- Sound Engineering Intern
- Sound Technician Intern
- Library Assistant Intern
- Radio Technical Intern – 4 posts
- Plumber Intern – 2 posts
- Bricklayer Intern – 3 posts
- Electrician Intern – 2 posts
- Assistant Librarian Intern
- Graduate Interns: Legal Services – 2 posts
- Graduate Intern: Expenditure, Budget and Accounting – 2 posts
- Graduate Artisan Interns – 5 posts
- Graduate Interns: Organisational Development & Strategic Development – 2 posts
- Administrative Graduate Intern (Psychologists) – 4 posts
- Student Intern: Mechanical Services (SAPS Garages) – 5 posts
How to Apply
How to Apply
Follow these steps to apply for SAPS Graduate Internships 2025/2026:
- Download the Application Form
- Available on the official SAPS Careers page under Graduate Recruitment Scheme.
- Prepare Your Documents
- Updated CV
- Uncertified copies of SA ID, Matric certificate, and all tertiary qualifications with transcripts
Submit Your Application
- Post or hand-deliver to the relevant provincial office listed in the official advert
- Applications sent by fax or email will not be accepted
Important
Write the reference number and province clearly on each application
Submit a separate application for each post if applying to more than one.
Post Description Closing Date
Eastern Cape Province 2025-09-18
Free State Province 2025-09-18
Gauteng Province 2025-09-12
KwaZulu Natal Province 2025-09-18
Limpopo Province 2025-09-18
Mpumalanga Province 2025-09-18
Northern Cape Province 2025-09-18
North West Province 2025-09-18
Western Cape Province 2025-09-18
Selection Process
- Shortlisted candidates may undergo fingerprint screening, interviews, and vetting
- Only successful applicants will be contacted within four months after the closing date
- Successful candidates must sign a 12-month internship contract
- Completion of the internship does not guarantee permanent employment in SAPS
Conclusion
The SAPS Internship Programme 2025 / 2026 offers one of the largest national internship intakes in South Africa, with positions available in administration, HR, supply chain, ICT, law, social work, media, and many technical trades.
If you are an unemployed graduate or student looking for valuable workplace experience, apply before the closing date on 18 September 2025.
