🚛 TRUCK DRIVER LEARNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY – UNITRANS
Company: Unitrans
Position: Truck Driver Learnership
Reference Number: UNI260817-8
Job Type: Temporary – Learnership
Programme: HR Training Academy
Qualification: Occupational Certificate: Truck Driver – NQF Level 3
Location: KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town and Gauteng
Minimum Qualification: Grade 12 / National Certificate
Closing Date: 7 September 2026
📢 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW
Unitrans, a leading company in transportation, warehousing and supply chain services, is offering a Truck Driver Learnership for qualifying unemployed South African youth.
The programme is designed to provide participants with practical and theoretical training leading to the Occupational Certificate: Truck Driver NQF Level 3.
The learnership combines classroom-based theory, workplace training and practical driving experience. It is aimed at developing professional drivers who understand road safety, customer service, technology and modern fleet operations.
Participants will be exposed to the changing transport industry, including telematics, computerised trucks and data-driven fleet management systems.
🎓 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Must be a South African citizen.
- Must have a valid Code EC driver’s licence.
- Must have a Professional Driving Permit (PrDP) with categories D, G and P.
- Must provide a certified copy of a Matric certificate.
- Must be medically fit.
- Must be willing to work shifts, weekends and public holidays.
- A degree or diploma in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport Economics or a related field will be advantageous.
⭐ IDEAL CANDIDATE
Unitrans is looking for candidates who demonstrate:
- A strong safety-first mindset.
- Good judgement and responsible behaviour on the road.
- Strong customer-service orientation.
- Good problem-solving skills.
- Confidence to make appropriate decisions independently.
- Comfort with technology and willingness to learn new systems.
- Interest in working with telematics and on-board vehicle systems.
- Reliability and discipline.
- Pride in their work.
- Commitment to professional driving and career development.
📚 LEARNERSHIP PROGRAMME
The successful candidates will complete a structured 12-to-18-month programme consisting of:
- Classroom-based theoretical training.
- On-the-job workplace training.
- Practical driving experience.
- Compulsory face-to-face classroom training.
- A minimum of 100 practical driving hours in the workplace.
- Training in safe and efficient vehicle operation.
- Application of legislated road safety standards.
- Training relating to energy-efficient driving.
- A final competency assessment.
- The compulsory External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA).
Successful completion of the programme will provide participants with an important foundation for pursuing a career in the professional transport and road-freight industry.
📄 DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
Applicants must submit the required supporting documentation through the Unitrans recruitment portal.
Certified copies must be not older than three months and should include:
- South African ID.
- Valid Code EC driver’s licence with PrDP.
- Matric certificate.
- Copies of other relevant qualifications, where applicable.
Applicants should ensure that all supporting documents are clear, valid and correctly uploaded with their application.
📍 VACANCY DETAILS
🚛 Programme: Truck Driver Learnership
🏢 Company: Unitrans
🎓 Qualification: Occupational Certificate: Truck Driver NQF Level 3
⏳ Duration: 12–18 months
💼 Job Type: Temporary – Learnership
📍 Locations: KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Town & Gauteng
🎓 Minimum Education: Grade 12
🔖 Reference: UNI260817-8
📅 Closing Date: 7 September 2026
🔥 If you are an unemployed South African youth with a valid Code EC licence and PrDP, this could be your opportunity to build a career in truck driving and the transport industry!
📢 Make sure your certified documents are ready and submit your application before 28 August 2026. Share this opportunity with someone who qualifies!