About the Masakh'iSizwe Bursary Programme

The Masakh’iSizwe (MiS) Bursary Programme was established in 2006 by the Western Cape Government in order to make available cohorts of trained professionals in the engineering and built environmental fields. The MiS Bursary Programme awards external bursaries for studies at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Western Cape Province (WCP) for a field of study relating to a degree or diploma in the transport, engineering and built environment or any other disciplines deemed to be scarce and critical by the Department of Infrastructure.

The Masakh’iSizwe Bursary Programme:

  • Prioritizes financially disadvantaged learners when awarding bursaries, especially women, students with disabilities and learners from rural communities.
  • Provides support services programmes.
  • Secures learning opportunities for Masakh’iSizwe bursars (i.e. interns).
  • Secures employment opportunities for Masakh'iSizwe graduates.

Vision

The vision of the Professional Development Directorate is to create the best opportunities for its existing employees and communities in order to improve socio-economic conditions through education and applied developmental learning by making available cohorts of professionals in transport, engineering and built environment fields. This is critical for the growth of the economy of the province, country and the continent of Africa.

These professionals will be developed in:

  • Learning – measured by formal academic results as well as a commitment to ‘lifelong learning’.
  • Citizenship – through developing an ethos of non-racialism, social justice and environmental awareness.
  • Service – through learners participating in building poor rural communities.