Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Bursary 2025

Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Bursary 2025. The Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) invites applicants from the South African Security Industry to apply for Financial Aid towards the study fees of security officers’ and their legal children that are accepted to study at learning institutions accredited and registered with the Department of Higher Education across South Africa. The Financial Aid is for the 2025 Academic year and forms part of PSIRA Corporate Social Investment (CSI) in the Security Sector. Closing date for Applications: 31st of January 2025.

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Eligibility Criteria

PSIRA will cover study fees for successful applicants who meet the following criteria:

• The applicant must be employed within the private security sector or have a legal parent who is registered with PSIRA as a security officer.
• The parent and learner must be South African citizens.
• The learner must be aged between 19 and 35 years old.
• The learner must have completed Grade 12 and be enrolled at an accredited learning institution.
• Applications are open to candidates from all provinces within South Africa.

Financial Aid Details

Maximum Financial Aid:

• Up to R25,000 (VAT inclusive) per year for learners pursuing certificate courses at TVET institutions.
• Up to R45,000 (VAT inclusive) per year for learners pursuing undergraduate
  diplomas and degrees.

Exclusions: PSIRA will not fund postgraduate studies.
Duration: The financial aid will cover the tuition fees for the 2025 academic year only and wil be provided for a 12 month full time period.

For previously funded learners: Applicants who have previously received funding must still apply and submit thier academic results and a statement reflecting the outstanding amount for the new year.

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Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Bursary 2025 Application Requirements

Applicants must submit the following documents:

• A fully completed application form (attached).
• Certified copies of the ID of the legal parent and the learner (certified within the last 3 months).
• The learner must be enrolled in a registered institution for the 2025 academic year (proof of registration).
• The PSIRA registration number of the applicant’s parent or guardian as well as the employer must be referenced in the application.

Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA) Bursary 2025 Submission of Applications

Interested applicants should submit their completed application forms (attached) via email to [email protected], addressed to the Senior Manager: Human Capital Management. All applications must be submitted before the closing date of 31st January 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As part of the recruitment process, we will have to process your personal information. Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA), provides that when one processes another’s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination, and use of that person’s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

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PSIRA wishes to advise you that we respect every personal information, and we wish to assure you that we have taken appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information and we shall not and have not processed your personal information other than for purposes for which it was collected.

Link to download application form here.
The email must be addressed to: Senior Manager: Human Capital Management.