Sindh to start internship programme for degree holders in November

The Sindh government has announced that an internship programme for degree holders will begin in November. According to Express News, the programme will run through the I Work for Sindh platform.

Sharjeel Inam Memon, Sindh's senior minister and provincial minister for information, transport and mass transit, made the announcement. Express News quoted him as saying, in Urdu, that the programme would give young people better opportunities to gain practical experience.

TechJuice reported that Memon said the government wants young people to have a suitable platform to reach better opportunities.

The next phase of physical short courses for skilled individuals will also be launched, in partnership with companies on the platform. Express News said the courses aim to build youth skills according to market needs, while TechJuice said the partner companies are private firms.

Figures reported by Express News and Daily Jang show the scale of the platform. Registered candidates have reached 137,770 and registered companies number 726. There are currently 26,677 active job openings, and applications submitted have reached 480,000. Express News added that the platform has recorded more than 5.3 million visits so far.

On training, 4,800 candidates have completed courses in the past three months, and about 6,000 candidates are currently being trained in various courses, the reports said.

Express News also reported that career counselling sessions are being held at a rate of 18 to 20 sessions every week. No further details of the internship programme, such as eligibility or the number of places, were given in the reports.