Internship

Botswana National Service Programme (Tirelo Sechaba)

Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs, Government of Botswana

Open. No closing date published. No fee to apply Last checked 19 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Open. No closing date published.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: Botswana citizenship
aged 20 to 30
out of school and out of work
and 1 more below
Where: Government departments, NGOs and public institutions across Botswana

A placement in a government department, an NGO or a public institution for a young Motswana who left school without a tertiary qualification. It pays a monthly allowance, though the page does not say how much, and it is often the first work record a person in this position gets.

The facts

What you get: Monthly allowance, claimed by submitting a Confirmation Form. The amount is not published on this page.
Where: Government departments, NGOs and public institutions across Botswana
How long: Up to ten years, with an exit form available before two years

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

Botswana citizenship
aged 20 to 30
out of school and out of work
no tertiary qualification
you hand the form in at your nearest MYGA district office in Botswana

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.

A short application, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

CV or resumeOne or two pages. No CV yet? Our CV starter builds a plain one from your answers.
ReferencesAsk your referees now and send them the listing. Give them time.

It also names something beyond these; read their words below.

In their words: “Completed National Service Programme application form, certified copy of Omang, academic qualifications, CV and references”

2. Dates

No closing date is stated.
Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
On the date, the listing says: No closing date. The gov.bw site has an expired security certificate, so your browser may show a warning. The page is the government's own.

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No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for an internship

General advice from us, the same for every internship. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Check first whether it is paid. If it is not, work out how you will cover transport, food and rent for the whole period.
Say what you want to learn and why this organisation; interns are often chosen for interest and reliability more than experience.
School projects, clubs and volunteering count as experience here. Name what you did in each.
If it asks for a letter from your school, ask for it early; offices can be slow.

If there is an interview or a test

Expect questions about what you are studying and why you want this.
Be honest about when you are free and for how long.
Ask who you would work with day to day.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

You apply on Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs, Government of Botswana's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Go to the application

How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Ministry of Youth and Gender Affairs, Government of Botswana's own website on 19 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.