Jobkit
Gain Experience Before You Graduate
Most students graduate with a qualification. The best candidates graduate with a Qualification and Experience. Employers often ask for experience even in entry-level roles, which is why Jobkit helps you start acquiring it before you graduate through field-of-study-specific experience building opportunities, designed to build your CV early.
The Path to Practical Experience
01
Profile & Pathway Selection
Register your profile and select the industry or field of study in which you would like to build experience. Jobkit will tailor your experience journey to align with your qualification and career interests.
02
Industry Projects
Participate in structured experience-building designed to comfortably fit with your current studies. Develop practical workplace experience, professional capabilities, and industry specific competence in a supportive and patient environment.
03
Employability Outcomes
At the end of your 6 month journey, you'll receive a professional CV that contains the practical experience, skill, and industry exposure you've developed through Jobkit, helping you stand out strongly when applying for future opportunities.
Available Experience Pathways
Build practical experience aligned with your qualification while strengthening your CV before graduating.
Information Technology
Build experience in IT support, networking, cybersecurity, systems administration, cloud technologies, and digital operations.
Computer Science
Build experience in software development, programming, data analysis, problem-solving, and technical project environments.
Commerce & Finance
Build experience in finance, business operations, administration, reporting, and commercial decision-making.
Marketing & Business Management
Build experience in leadership, operations, strategy, project coordination, and workplace communication.
Animation and Graphic Design
Build experience in content creation, digital marketing, campaign planning, market research, and brand communication.
Engineering & Math
Build experience in technical problem-solving, analysis, planning, documentation, and industry-focused thinking.
Biosciences & Biotech
Build experience in scientific analysis, research processes, laboratory thinking, data interpretation, and technical reporting.
Creative & Media
Build experience in creative communication, design thinking, content development, storytelling, and portfolio building.
Education & Social Sciences
Build experience in social and/or educational research, communication, community engagement, programme coordination, professional documentation, and people-focused service.
Why Jobkit Matters
Experience matters to everyone.
For Participants
Gain practical experience, build your CV, and develop professional competence before completing your studies, in a supportive and patient environment, helping you stand out when applying for future career opportunities.
For Parents, Guardians or Sponsors
Support your student's transition into the workplace by helping them complement their qualification with practical experience in their current field of study.
For Tertiary Education
Grow learning beyond the classroom by providing students with the change to develop workplace experience, industry competence, employability, and career readiness.
For South Africa
Contributing to a future workforce of young professionals that enter the economy with competence and experience, helping bridge the gap between learning and employment.
Measurable Outcomes & Impact
Jobkit facilitates practical career growth for South African graduates through a scalable, digital-first employability model.
315+
Participants Supported Annually, And Growing
National Reach
Fully Digital & Nationally Accessible
Student Mix
Over 50% of our participants are first time tertiary students, building professional experience from the earliest stages of tertiary education
15+ Experience Pathways
From Information Technology and Engineering to Commerce, Education, Humanities, Creative Fields and Biosciences
Common Questions
Who is eligible to join Jobkit?
Jobkit welcomes students from public and private tertiary institutions across South Africa. Whether you are in your first year, second year, final year, or any stage in between, Jobkit is designed to help you start building practical experience before graduating. The programme is primarily designed for tertiary students who want to build their CV before finishing their studies.
How long does the program last?
The standard Jobkit experience lasts 6 months. Participants who wish to continue building experience may request an extension at the end of their programme. Extensions are available in additional 6-month intervals, with participants able to remain in the programme all the way up until graduation if they desire to do so, while continuing to build their experience and CV.
What industries do you cover?
Jobkit supports a wide range of experience pathways including Information Technology, Computer Science, Commerce, Finance, Business and Management, Marketing, Engineering, Arts and Creative Fields, Science and Mathematics, Education, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Biosciences.
Our experience pathways are designed to align with a participant's current field of study, while helping them develop practical workplace experience and professional confidence.
How do I join the programme?
Simply click "Apply Now" on the Jobkit website, which will guide you on how to provide us with your contact details and the qualification you are currently studying.
A Jobkit representative will then contact you to answer any questions that you, your parent, guardian, or sponsor may have on your minds. Once you're comfortable with the programme information, we willl assist you with your free 30-day experience period and onboarding into the Jobkit digital environment.
