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ISLAMABAD: Around 2,233 internee of National Internship Programme (NIP) have been offered employment on basis of their potential and performance in different public and private organizations they placed.
Director General NIP, Hidayat Ullah Khan on Sunday, said results of recent countrywide survey with participation of around 10,000 internees who completed their trainings, showed that those performing well are being offered permanent placement in respective organizations where they were placed to harness their potentials and improve working.
In an exclusive talk with APP here, he said, “We have increased NIP stipend from Rs12,000 to Rs15,000 with an objective to encourage fresh graduates’ participation in the programme. Around 84,000 students were already benefiting from the facility, of which 29,000 have completed their training.
The DG said NIP has been getting popularity amongst the youth and received 146,000 applications against total 15,000 available seats for 2017.
Hidayat Ullah Khan said applicants’ academic record has already been forwarded to Higher Education Commission (HEC) for verifications, adding that the process is expected to be completed soon.
Replying to a question, he said the seats under NIP were being allocated to provinces as per National Finance Award Formula.
Moreover, he said age limit for applicants from less privileged areas including Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) has been increased from 25 to 30 to accommodate maximum number of students.
The students of Wafaq-ul-Madaris registered with Federal government and possessing a degree equal to graduation would also be considered for internship programme.
Hadayatullah Khan said under NIP female applicants were also being encouraged to apply for the programme.
It merits mentioned here that Pakistan Vision 2025 aims at channelizing and streamline energies of Pakistan’s large youth population and realize their immense economic potential.
A large number of Pakistani youth is dissatisfied, frustrated and in a state of disarray due to low education levels and large scale unemployment which has led to serious social problems.
The government is committed to addressing this situation through major investment in youth. Under Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, the government is providing young people with skills, training and access to finance. Training Programmes and job counseling will help youth transition to work life.
National Internship Programme is designed to provide basis for youth training and development as well as experimental learning that integrates knowledge and theory learned in classroom with practical application and skills development in a professional setting.
Youth training give student opportunity to gain valuable applied experience and make connections in professional fields they are considering for career paths and give employers, both in the public as well as private sector, the opportunity to guide and evaluate talent.
