The training by Subsidy Re-Investment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) for graduate beneficiaries of one of its programmes, the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) has been coompleted. The training, put together by the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the Federal Ministry of Finance, was coordinated in Lagos by SINBOL Ltd. Speaking at the launch of the training, the Director of the GIS, represented by Ngozi Okonkwo, said the programme was aimed at providing about 50,000 graduates with quality work experience as well as improving their job placement options by providing opportunity to acquire professional skills. The training, an orientation training to prepare the interns for the workplace, had in attendance 85 graduate interns from disciplines and companies as well as 15 employers. The participants praised the Federal Government for the initiative, which, they said, helped them to get jobs as interns, while also giving them the opportunity to gather experience needed for their careers. They said they were also happy that the Federal Government gave them stipends for the 12-month duration of the programme. The GIS interns were trained in personal branding, studying and adapting to organizations, financial literacy skills, work ethics/etiquette, skills for the workplace, business leadership, performance management, among others.
