The Lagos State Government has commenced an internship
scheme for final year students of tertiary institutions across the State tagged
‘Ready, Set, Work,’ an initiative aimed at equipping fresh graduates with
necessary skills to become job creators rather than job seekers.
The scheme, which is being anchored by the State’s Ministry
of Education, commenced on June 11, 2016 with the training of over 1,500
students on basic digital skills.
The scheme is an intervention of the Lagos State Ministry of
Education, aimed at providing Entrepreneurship and Employability training
skills for final year students in Lagos State tertiary institutions.
Over 2,000 students filled the application form for the
programme, out of which 500 were selected to participate in the pilot edition.
Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Education,
Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, in a statement on Tuesday disclosed that on the first
day of the programme, students of Lagos State University, (LASU), Lagos State
Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), and Lagos State College of Health Technology
(LASCOHET) gathered at the Main Auditorium of the Lagos State University, Ojo,
to register for a digital training session by Google on some basic digital
skills.
He said: "The session was open to all students, whether or
not they were enrolled the READY.SET.WORK programme. Over 1,500 students
participated in the training. On the same day, about 40 professionals
participated in a train-the-trainers workshop for the volunteer facilitators of
the RSW programme, which also took place at another venue on the campus.
"The delegates for the training included volunteers from
PricewaterhouseCoopers, First City Monument Bank, Access Bank, as well as
faculty members from Lagos State University, Lagos State Polytechnic, and the
Lagos State College of Health Technology," Bank-Olemoh said.
He added that the pilot scheme of the internship training
would run for 13 consecutive Saturdays between June and September, commencing
with a general module on soft skills, and followed by two specialized tracks in
employability or entrepreneurship.
According to him, top performing students in the
employability track will be placed on 6-month internship positions at partner
organizations, including PricewaterhouseCoopers, SystemSpecs, Guaranty Trust
Bank, First City Monument Bank, and Access Bank; while students in the
entrepreneurship track with viable business models will have the opportunity to
pitch to a panel of investors.
He said Seed Funding would also be made available to
students with the best business ideas through the Lagos State Employment Trust
Fund and other funding agencies.
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