Punjab govt starts Punjab Youth Internship Program 2012

Lahore, Under Shahbaz Sharif Youth Employment Program, Punjab Youth Internship Program’s inauguration ceremony was held at Al-Hamra Open Air Cultural Complex, Qaddafi Stadium Lahore.

Punjab Youth Internship Program (PYIP) is an initiative of the Government of Punjab to train the unemployed youth with productive skills to obtain better employment opportunities. The program is specially designed for the unemployed youth so that they obtain basic training to enhance their skills, which will ensure a secure livelihood in the long term.

The Program is open to the unemployed who have acquired 16 years of education and are not more than 30 years of age. The minimum requirement for the program is graduation from a local, government or private institution. Females are strongly encouraged to apply.

PYIP will benefit more than 50,000 fresh graduates. PYIP internees will also receive a monthly stipend and the duration of this internship is 3 months.

This internship program is planned in a way that the unemployed youth can experience working in a public relations environment. This program will also help the internees to get hands on experience and enable them to apply what they have studied in their educational institutes.

The duration of the internship is 3 months. The internees are allowed to exit the program during this period, but they have to inform at least 15 days in advance. However, these interns will not receive the internship completion certificate or the stipend for the remaining period.

Internees are eligible who have completed Sixteen Years of Education culmination in a degree from HEC recognized universities / Colleges. Clear & categorical preference shall be given to those who have passed out in the year 2011 onward. Age limit would be 30 years. Candidates must possess domicile of The Punjab Province and must have valid CNIC.

The interns will receive a monthly stipend of Rupees 10,000 during the internship. The internship is not an offer for any permanent employment.

The interns will be awarded internship completion certificates on successfully completing the program. These certificates will be based on formal performance evaluation and rating. The interns will be evaluated on attendance, performance on the job and other assignments, which may be assigned during the three month span of internship, by the respective organization.

The internship is three months long. However, the Government reserves the right to terminate the internship of an internee at any stage.