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Liberty Learnership Opens a New Path for Young South Africans With Matric
Liberty Learnership Vacancies have opened at Liberty Group Limited, with Liberty Corporate Benefits recruiting young South Africans for a part-time learnership based at 1 Ameshoff Street in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The programme combines paid workplace experience with study towards a nationally recognised Wealth Management qualification, and it’s aimed squarely at matriculants who want a foot in the door of financial services without needing a degree first.
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Quick Facts
- Employer: Liberty Group Limited (Insurance & Asset Management)
- Business unit: Liberty Corporate Benefits
- Location: 1 Ameshoff Street, Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Job type: Part-time (learnership)
- Reference number: 80455136A-0001
- Qualification offered: Wealth Management, NQF Level 5
- Minimum school qualification: Matric, with Maths or Maths Literacy at 60%+ and English at 60%+
- Age requirement: 18 to 35
- Citizenship: South African citizens only
- Closing date: Not published in the listing — apply as early as possible
Where the Role Sits
This learnership falls under Liberty Corporate Benefits, the division that helps employers and employees manage group risk and retirement-related benefits. That’s a narrower, more technical corner of insurance than retail life cover or short-term insurance, so successful applicants will spend their time on things like employee benefits administration, group risk products, and resolving queries from members and employers rather than walk-in customer service. It’s a useful distinction for anyone weighing this against a more generic call-centre or admin learnership — the exposure here is specifically to the business-to-business side of financial services.
Requirements and What You’ll Learn
To qualify, applicants need to tick every one of these boxes:
- South African citizen, aged 18–35
- Matric certificate with at least 60% in Maths or Maths Literacy, and at least 60% in English
- Not currently employed
- Not currently registered on any other learnership
- Not currently studying at any other institution
Liberty is also looking for a specific technical profile alongside the academic requirements: comfort with data management and administration, a sense of risk awareness, and solid written communication. These aren’t just nice-to-haves — they map directly onto the day-to-day work of the learnership, which includes employee benefits administration, understanding the regulatory framework insurers operate under, and handling member and employer queries in writing and over the phone.
Over the course of the programme, learners work towards a Wealth Management qualification at NQF Level 5 while rotating through operations and business processes, group risk benefits work, and general professional workplace skills training. It’s structured so that the classroom learning and the on-the-job exposure reinforce each other, rather than running as two separate tracks.
How to Apply
- Have your matric certificate and ID on hand before you start — you’ll need to confirm your Maths/Maths Lit and English marks.
- Apply through Liberty’s official careers portal listing for this role.
- Use the keyword “Liberty Learnership” if the portal has a search field, or quote the reference number 80455136A-0001 to find the exact posting.
- Double-check the five eligibility conditions (age, citizenship, marks, and the three “not currently” clauses) before submitting — Liberty is explicit that all must be met, and incomplete or ineligible applications are typically the first to be filtered out.
- Keep an eye on your email and phone for follow-up communication, since learnership intakes tend to move fast once shortlisting starts.
Because no closing date is listed publicly, treat this as a rolling or short-notice recruitment window rather than one with a fixed deadline months out. Corporate learnerships tied to Financial Sector Conduct Authority training cycles or annual intakes often fill their cohort well before an advertised or informally circulated deadline, so applying in the first week or two of seeing the post gives you a real edge over waiting.
Worth Knowing Before You Apply
Learnerships in the group risk and employee benefits space tend to be more selective on the academic side than general admin or retail learnerships, precisely because the Maths and English thresholds here (60% for both) are higher than the 40–50% bar you’ll see on many other entry-level programmes. If your marks sit just under that line, it’s worth looking at broader financial services learnerships with lower academic entry points rather than assuming this one has flexibility — Liberty’s minimum requirements list reads as a hard filter, not a guideline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a permanent job or a fixed-term learnership?
It’s a part-time learnership, which means it runs for a defined training period tied to the NQF Level 5 qualification rather than being an open-ended, permanent position.
Can I apply if I’m already studying part-time somewhere else?
No. The listing specifically excludes anyone currently studying at any other institution, alongside anyone currently employed or already on another learnership.
Does the learnership pay a stipend?
The listing doesn’t state a stipend amount. Liberty’s application portal or the recruitment team would be the place to confirm stipend details once you’ve applied.
What qualification do I walk away with?
A nationally recognised Wealth Management qualification at NQF Level 5, alongside the practical workplace experience gained across the placement.
Is this open to applicants outside Gauteng?
The role is based at Liberty’s Johannesburg office on Ameshoff Street, so applicants would need to be able to work from that location; the listing doesn’t mention remote or hybrid options.
For anyone meeting the age, citizenship, and academic requirements, the Liberty Learnership Vacancies represent a relatively rare combination — a formal qualification, sector-specific experience in employee benefits, and a foot in the door at one of South Africa’s larger insurers, all without needing a completed degree to get started.
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