Exxaro Bursary South Africa 2022 – 2023

ABOUT THE COMPANY – EXXARO

Exxaro Bursary South Africa 2023 – 2024, Exxaro Resources Limited is a big South African heavy minerals and coal mining company, with offices and operating facilities across Africa, Europe, Australia and Asia. The JSE listed company was previously part of Kumba Resources and was previously known as Kumba Resources Limited before the name change in 2006 due to unbundling of the company’s iron ore assets.

Exxaro Resources Limited is headquartered in Pretoria West, South Africa and is one of the top South African-based diversified, black-empowered companies. The company’s mine targets include; zero effluent, zero waste emissions, sustainable engineering and wash-to-zero.

ABOUT THE EXXARO BURSARY PROGRAMME – FIELDS COVERED & COVERAGE VALUE

Exxaro is inviting students to apply for their bursary programme for the 2022/2023 academic year. Bursaries will be awarded for undergraduate studies within these core mining industry disciplines:

Civil Engineering (BEng)
Electrical Engineering (BEng)
Electronic Engineering (BEng)
Geology (BSc)
Industrial Engineering (BEng)
Mechanical Engineering (BEng)
Mechatronic Engineering (BEng)
Metallurgical Engineering (BEng)
Mine Surveying (BTech)
Mining Engineering (BEng)

MORE ABOUT THE EXXARO BURSARY PROGRAMME – COVERAGE VALUE

The bursary will provide cover for the following expenses: tuition fees, books, accommodation, meals, laptop or tablet and pocket money.

Apart from the financial support, bursary recipients will also receive the following benefits:

Assistance from senior leaders with many years of experience
Practical work exposure at Exxaro operations each year
Administrative support and monitoring from a Dedicated Talent Pipeline
Campus visits during 1st and 2nd semester (from Talent Management and discipline mentors)
Contact with other Exxaro bursary recipients
Awards and prizes to top-performing bursary recipients
Invitation to attend the National Mining Indaba
Invitation to attend the annual PIT Symposium

MORE ABOUT THE EXXARO BURSARY PROGRAMME – SERVICE CONTRACT & SELECTION

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On completion of their studies, bursary recipients will be able to join the Professional-in-Training (PIT) programme to gain further learning and prepare candidates for leadership roles in the organisation.

Exxaro will select candidates based on the company’s Employment Equity policy – if you do not receive any feedback by the middle of May 2022, please regard your application as unsuccessful.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE EXXARO BURSARY

Applicants must satisfy the following minimum entry criteria before applying (please note that failure to satisfy all the requirements will lead to your application not being considered):

You must be a South African citizen
You must have completed Matric
You must be studying full-time towards a qualification in one of the fields listed above
You must be studying at a recognised and accredited tertiary institution in South Africa
Civil Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd year of study
Electrical Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Electronic Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Industrial Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Mechanical Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Mechatronic Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Metallurgical Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of study
Mining Engineering students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Geology students: you must be in your 2nd or 3rd year of study
Mine Surveying students: you must be in your 3rd or 3rd year of study

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE EXXARO BURSARY

Applications must be submitted online at; Exxaro Bursary Application 2022
Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit their supporting documentation, which may include the following:

ID document (certified copy)
Matric certificate (certified copy)
Full tertiary record/ transcripts (on institutes letterhead)

Note: Candidates applying do not need to submit any supporting documents.

CLOSING DATE FOR THE EXXARO BURSARY

18 April 2022.
(Applications submitted after this date will not be accepted – please apply before the closing date to ensure your application is considered.)

CONTACT THE EXXARO BURSARY PROVIDER

For any queries related to this bursary programme, please contact Exxaro directly:
Contact: https://www.exxaro.com/contact/#overview