Location: Gauteng
Contract type: Graduate Internship (24 months)
IDC Job Grade: S Band
Job number: IDC00824
Closing date: 9 October 2026
About the opportunity
The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is offering graduates a 24-month internship in Gauteng, working across the IZP and PICC business areas. The programme is structured and supervised. It lets you apply what you studied in a real working environment, build technical and workplace skills, and learn from experienced professionals.
You will be exposed to live projects and business activities, and you will have the chance to network with professionals and explore the career paths available within the Corporation.
Who can apply
You need a National Diploma, Degree or Honours in one of the fields below.
PICC
- Architecture
- Construction Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Geomatics / Land Surveying
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Quantity Surveying
- Development Finance
- Finance
- Accountancy
- Economics
- Investment Management
- Project Management
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Management
- Conservation
- Geography
- Environmental Geology
IZP
- Civil Engineering
- Quantity Surveying
- Electrical Engineering
What will count in your favour
- Current registration as a Candidate QS with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP)
- Sound knowledge of the IDC, PICC and IZP and their mandate
- Working knowledge of the POPI Act, BCEA and the EE Act
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, as well as Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and MS Teams
- AutoCAD for Electrical Engineering drawings
- Quantity surveying software such as WinQS, QSPlus, CostX, Candy (CCS) or Bluebeam Revu
- Project scheduling experience, for example MS Project
- Civil 3D, Civil Designer, WADISO or other civil, electrical or structural engineering software
- Knowledge of standard contracts: JBCC, GCC, NEC3 or NEC4, and FIDIC
- Familiarity with SANS standards, the Red Book and other engineering norms
What the programme offers
- A pipeline into the Corporation for skilled graduates
- Real workplace experience to improve your employability
- Mentoring from experienced professionals
- Networking across different business areas and sectors
If you are a graduate who has struggled to get your first work experience, this programme is built for you.
Apply now
Apply for the Graduate Intern (IZP and PICC) role here
Applications close on 9 October 2026. Only apply through the official IDC careers page. If you receive a suspicious document that claims to be from the IDC, send it to verification@idc.co.za.
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