Federal Government subsidy re-investment and Empowerment Programme-Graduate Internship

1.) In line with the president’s promise to mitigate the spate of youth unemployment in the country through the re-investment of the subsidy funds, the Federal Government has initiated the graduate Internship Scheme under the Social Safety net component of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). The ultimate goal is to reduce unemployment among graduates and stimulate economic growth, as part of priority transformation agenda of the current administrative, while also enhancing opportunities towardsthe attainment of Vision 2020. 2.) The scheme has the objective to create opportunities for unemployed graduates to be engaged for a period of one (1) year in reputable firms and institutions, to enable them acquire skills and experience and enhance their employability. The scheme would be a form of partnership with firms and institutions in which they get freelabour and undertake to groom and mentor the interns to acquireskills on the job experience while government pays stipends to the interns. This will help equip graduates towards meeting the demands of employers in the current labour market. Interns would be deployed to firms and institutions in their areas of residence for convenience. 3.) Interns would be deployed according to the relevance of their discipline to the firms. This will not only improve manpower development but will also broaden the applicant’s expertise.And these interns would be underclose supervision for the period, to ensure dilligence. 4.) Eligibilty Criteria: The scheme targets unemployed graduates (males and females notmore than 40 years of age) who are willing to be engaged for a temporary period of one year in firms and institutions to acquire skills; Applicants must have completed adegree/HND Applicants must have completed the mandotory NYSC or exempted 5.) How To Apply: The Federal Government of Nigeria hereby invites interested unemployed graduates to expressinterest in the scheme by visiting www.wyesurep.gov.ng to complete and submit application forms online. The application shall be processedon first come first serve basis for up to 50,000 interns and selection will be merit-based. Please note that all information will be verified before consideration for placement. 6.) Disclaimer : This advertisement is published for information purposes only and should not be construed as a commitment or obligation on the part of SURE-P to award a job contract. SURE-P will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred byany interested applicant in connection with submission of anapplication or any response to an inquiry. SURE-P is not bound to shortlist any applicant and reserves the right to reject or annul the application process at any time without incurring any liability andassigning any reason there for; Only shortlisted applicants will be considered and contacted. 7.) Further Enquiries: Phone: 09 – 2913452 09 – 2913454 08188480036 08105576779 Email: inquiries@wyesurep.gov.ng