Federal Govt To Introduce Internship Programme In NYSC

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The Federal Government, on December 08, 2023, said it would introduce an internship programme in the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, to bridge the gap in academic learning and real-world work experience.

The minister of state for youth development, Ayodele Olawande, disclosed this during the launch of a $50 billion fundraising programme for the building of a World Youth Peace Centre organised by the West African Youth Peace Mission (WAYPEM), held in Abuja.

Olawande said the internship programme will be integrated into the existing NYSC structure to provide corps members hands-on experience in various industries and empower them with relevant skills for the modern workforce.

The minister who was represented by his chief-of-staff, Mohammed Abdullahi, added that the rationale behind the idea was for graduates of professional courses to be sent to where their professional skills would be enhanced during their service year.

He said this would give them an edge in the labour market after their service year.

He also announced that in the next couple of weeks, the ministry would be inaugurating the technical committee on youth development which would focus on skills development for Nigerian youths.

He added that one of the initiatives they would be working on was “One Youth, Two Skills”, which would be delivered in the first quarter of next year.

He also stated that the NYSC scheme would be redesigned by the second quarter of next year to focus on delivering skills as well.

The minister further explained that the current Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme (SAED) in the NYSC was not delivering the desired results, as not everybody was cut out to be an entrepreneur.