Sasol Administration Learnership: Requirements, Dates and How to Apply

The 2026 intake is closed. Applications for the Sasol Administration Learnership closed on 3 June 2026, and late applications are not considered. If you are here from a forwarded message or a search result promising it is still open, that message is out of date, or it is a scam.

This page is the standing guide to the programme instead: what it is, exactly what it requires, when Sasol has opened it in past years, and what to have ready so that you can apply within the first days of the next window rather than the last. It also covers the admin opportunities that are open right now.

What the Sasol Administration Learnership is

Sasol runs a 12-month administration learnership on a fixed-term contract, aimed at unemployed South Africans with a Matric certificate. It combines classroom theory with placement inside a Sasol department, so you finish with both a qualification and twelve months of real workplace experience on your CV.

In recent intakes it has run as two separate streams, advertised as separate posts with their own reference numbers:

• Learner: Administration, the general stream, open to anyone meeting the minimum requirements.
• Learner: Administration (People Living with Disability), a dedicated stream, with workplace readiness support built in.

The primary location has been Sandton, with placements at various Sasol sites around the country. If you are applying to the disability stream, you will be asked for supporting documentation, so have it certified in advance.

What you actually learn

The theory component covers ground that transfers to any administrative role, not only to Sasol:

• Business operations and work coordination
• Business accounting
• Customer service
• Communication skills
• Computer skills
• Mathematical literacy
• Entrepreneurship

The workplace component puts you alongside managers and departments doing daily administrative work, filing systems, scheduling, correspondence, record-keeping and the coordination that keeps an office running.

That combination is the real value. A learnership certificate on its own is useful; a certificate plus twelve months of documented experience is what moves you past applicants who have only ever studied.

Who qualifies

The formal bar is deliberately low:

• A completed Matric / Grade 12 certificate. No tertiary qualification is required.
• South African citizenship and currently unemployed.
• For the disability stream, supporting documentation confirming the disability.

Beyond the paperwork, Sasol has consistently listed the same behavioural expectations: accountability, willingness to learn, self-awareness, commitment to your own development, and the ability to cope when a situation gets complicated. These are what the interview stage probes, so it is worth being able to give a real example of each.

When it opens, based on past intakes

Sasol does not publish a fixed annual calendar for this programme, but the pattern across recent intakes is consistent enough to plan around:

Two things follow from that. The window has fallen in the second quarter, roughly April to June. And it is short, about a fortnight. A programme that draws this many applicants does not stay open long, so the people who miss it are usually the ones who started assembling certified copies after seeing the advert.

Treat April as the month to start watching, and have your documents ready before then.

What to have ready before the next window

This is the part you can act on today. Every item below takes time to obtain and none of it can be rushed in a two-week window:

1. A certified copy of your ID. Certification is valid for three months at most institutions, so plan to re-certify when the advert appears rather than years in advance.
2. A certified copy of your Matric certificate. If you have lost the original, a replacement from the Department of Basic Education takes weeks, not days. Start now if this applies to you.
3. An updated CV in a format that survives automated screening. Large employers filter applications by software before a person reads them, run yours through our free ATS Resume Scanner first, or build one with the CV Maker if you do not have one.
4. Supporting disability documentation, certified, if you are applying to that stream.
5. A working email address you actually check. Shortlisting happens by email, and applications are lost every year to addresses nobody opens.

If your computer skills are the weak point, and computer literacy is named in almost every administrative advert in the country, our free Computer Basics course covers what these programmes assume you already know, and Work-Ready Essentials covers the interview stage. Both run on a phone and take under an hour.

How to apply when it opens

Applications are submitted online through Sasol’s own careers portal. There is no WhatsApp number, no email address to send your CV to, and no agent who can put your name forward for a fee.

1. Go to sasol.com/careers and search for “Learner Administration”.
2. Create a candidate profile. Do this once, in advance, it saves a substantial amount of time when a two-week window opens.
3. Apply to the correct stream, and note the reference number of the post you applied to.
4. Upload every requested document. Incomplete applications are screened out automatically.

Sasol has not published a stipend figure in its recent administration learnership adverts. South African learnership contracts normally carry a monthly stipend, and the amount is confirmed during the recruitment process, so treat any number you see quoted on a third-party site as unverified until Sasol states it in the advert.

Watch out for fake Sasol learnership adverts

A programme this heavily searched attracts scammers, and they get more convincing every year. Sasol will never ask you to pay for an application, for training, for a uniform or for a “registration fee”. No legitimate South African employer charges you to apply.

The warning signs are consistent: a request for money, a demand for your banking details before you have signed anything, a personal WhatsApp number instead of a company account, a forwarded message, extreme urgency, or branding that is slightly wrong. Our guide on how to spot a fake job message on WhatsApp covers this in detail, the same rules apply to every company name, including this one.

The safest habit is simple: only ever apply through the company’s own careers site, which you reached by typing the address yourself.

Admin opportunities open right now

Waiting until April for one two-week window is not a plan on its own. Administrative roles are advertised continuously elsewhere, and government in particular recruits admin clerks on a Grade 12 certificate all year round.

• Government admin clerk posts pay R237,453 a year at Level 5 on a Matric certificate, our guide covers what each level pays and what the benefits add.
• DPSA Circular 28 of 2026 lists current government vacancies across 24 departments.
• Browse everything currently open in learnerships and government jobs.

Applying for several of these while you wait costs you nothing and puts your CV in front of more employers than a single annual programme ever will.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Sasol Administration Learnership still open?

No. The 2026 intake closed on 3 June 2026 and late applications are not considered. Sasol has not yet announced the next intake. Based on the last two intakes, the window is most likely to fall between April and June.

What are the requirements for the Sasol Administration Learnership?

A completed Matric or Grade 12 certificate, South African citizenship, and current unemployment. No tertiary qualification is required. Applicants to the dedicated stream for people living with disability must also provide supporting documentation.

How long is the Sasol Administration Learnership?

Twelve months, on a fixed-term contract, combining classroom theory with workplace placement in a Sasol department.

How much does the Sasol Administration Learnership pay?

Sasol has not published a stipend figure in its recent administration learnership adverts. South African learnerships normally carry a monthly stipend, with the amount confirmed during recruitment. Treat figures quoted on third-party sites as unverified.

When does the Sasol Administration Learnership open again?

Sasol has not published a fixed annual calendar. The 2024 intake was advertised in mid-April and closed on 2 May; the 2026 intake was advertised on 20 May and closed on 3 June. Both windows were about two weeks long, which is why having certified documents ready in advance matters.

Can I apply for the Sasol learnership on WhatsApp?

No. Applications are only accepted through Sasol’s official careers portal. Any WhatsApp number, email address or agent offering to submit your application, particularly for a fee, is a scam.

Do I need work experience to apply?

No. The programme exists specifically for unemployed people without workplace experience, which is what the twelve-month placement provides.

The bottom line

The Sasol Administration Learnership is one of the few routes into a professional workplace that asks for nothing beyond a Matric certificate. It is also heavily oversubscribed and open for roughly two weeks a year, which means preparation, not speed, is what decides whether you get an application in.

Get your certified copies and your CV sorted now, create a Sasol candidate profile while there is no deadline pressure, and apply for the admin posts that are open in the meantime. When the next window opens, you will be applying on day one instead of scrambling on the last.