FG trains 100 unemployed graduates

 

Mr Richard Ogunsanmi, Facilitator, Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS), Federal Ministry Finance, on Monday said that the ministry would train over 100 unemployed graduates under the scheme in Nasarawa State.

Ogunsanmi, while addressing the participants in Lafia, said that the programme was to train universities and polytechnics graduates on skills acquisition.

He said that the Federal Government was committed to empowering the youth in the area with skills acquisition for job creation in the country.

He decried the current unemployment rate in the country, describing it as unacceptable.

He said the only key to solve it was a concerted effort by all the stakeholders.

Basically, the internship programme is to prepare the graduates for the job market, in the quest for job search.

"The internship would be placed in reputable private and public organisations for the period of 12 months where they would be trained on various skills and would be paid monthly stipend of N30,000 and above."

Ogunsanmi said that other states within the North-Central zone benefited from the programme, as most interns were mobilised to start on their own after the exercise.

The facilitator, therefore, admonished them to take the training very serious by following the instruction and the basic rules with a view to getting the best.

He said that nobody would give them what they wanted unless they worked towards their own set agenda and goals.

He urged the participants to use the knowledge gained to be self reliant and contribute their quota to national development.