‘FG to sustain graduates training with GIS’

The Federal Government will sustain the training of graduates in the country to reduce unemployment with the direct funding of the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) from the regular budgetary allocation. This was disclosed by Mrs. Sherifat Aminu of the Federal Ministry of Finance who represented the GIS Director during a three-day national GIS orientation training […]

The Federal Government will sustain the training of graduates in the country to reduce unemployment with the direct funding of the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) from the regular budgetary allocation.
This was disclosed by Mrs. Sherifat Aminu of the Federal Ministry of Finance who represented the GIS Director during a three-day national GIS orientation training for 100 interns and partnering firms, held at the Center for Management Development (CMD) Shangisha, Lagos.
She added that the move to sustain the training was part of the federal government’s commitment towards proffering solutions to the issue of graduates and youth unemployment in the country.
 According to her, sustainability of the GIS training is essential, with the aim of providing specialised training for interns all over the country. She said the scheme which covered all sectors had created significant impact and positive testimonial for interns and corporate organisations that benefitted from it.
 Aminu, however, noted that since the inception of the scheme, it had become a catalyst for the renewed growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through increased competent graduates and skilled manpower development in the country.
 One of the training organisers, Mr John Umoren stated that the orientation programme was planned for every intern involved in the GIS scheme.
“The productive internship experience clearly attests to the great prospects in the scheme in facilitating the enhancement of graduate competent skills to enhance their employability and prevail at confronting the challenges in the labour market,” he said.
 The facilitator of the Lagos internship training, Mr. Shola Animashaun, enjoined the participants to develop self-marketing strategies, by knowing what the market needs and what they can deliver or contribute to the bottom-line in any industry they find themselves.
 “Employers are more interested in what you are bringing to the table. Focus on what the organisation is looking for and be the solution. As a rule, in self-marketing, it takes the understanding of who you are to be empowered to become what you are being trained to be. It takes assessing your true picture to discover your strength and weakness and unlock job opportunities and career development prospects,” he said.