ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoIT) would provide Rs 284 million funds for programme, envisioned to give unemployed ICT youth to get professional experience as well as potential for future job placement.
A project has been planned with an aim to impart training by placing 3,000 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) graduate in companies and IT departments of public and private sector organizations for six months’ paid internship. A stipend of Rs 15,000 per month will be paid to an intern. Official sources Friday a total of 30 per cent quota are being reserved for girls and two per cent quota for disabled candidates.
The sources said unemployment of ICT educated graduates is a major challenge being faced by Pakistan. Further, the potential employers/companies are many times reluctant to hire these unemployed and fresh ICT graduates due to cost and related risks involved. In this regard, National ICT Internship Programme has been envisioned to provide opportunities to unemployed ICT youth to get professional experience as well as potential for future job placement. Further it shall also encourage ICT companies in utilizing ICT youth by mitigating risk these companies face in providing this opportunity to these graduates by paying for internees’ stipends.
