Programme Overview
Standard Bank Group is inviting suitably qualified and unemployed South African graduates to apply for the 2026 Graduate Programme. The programme offers graduates the opportunity to gain valuable workplace experience through structured training, mentorship, and hands-on exposure across various business areas within the bank. Participants will develop professional skills, work on real projects, and build a strong foundation for a successful career in the financial services industry while contributing to the bank’s mission of driving growth and development across Africa.
Available Programmes
PPB Credit Operations Graduate Programme
Honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma in a field aligned to operations, credit, or risk.
- Operations Management or Business Operations
- Credit Management or Banking or Financial Services Operations
- Risk Management or Operational Risk
- Industrial Engineering (process or operations‑focused)
- Business Administration (operations‑focused)
PPB Data Science Graduate Programme
Completed or currently enrolled in an Honours or Master’s degree in the following fields:
- Data Science / Analytics
- Statistics
- Computer Science
- Applied Mathematics
- Quantitative Risk Management
- Engineering (Computer, Industrial, Electronic, Electrical, Mechatronic, Mechanical, Chemical)
PPB Risk Graduate Programme
Masters or Honours (BSc/BCom/ BDatSci) in:
- Statistics
- Data Science
- Pure Mathematics
- Computational and Applied Mathematics
- Informatics / Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Econometrics
- Behavioural Economics (with an interest in applied banking analytics, credit decisioning, or fraud behaviour)
- Actuarial Science (with an interest in banking credit risk, risk analytics, or financial risk management)