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The Director-General of National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Malam Abubakar Fikpo, has tasked beneficiaries of Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP) to be good ambassadors of the scheme to gain employment opportunities.
Fikpo gave the advice at the orientation ceremony of 79 unemployed graduates under the Special Works Department (SWD) in Yola on Friday.
The directors general, who was represented by Malam Mohammed Jimada, the NDE Coordinator in Adamawa, said the attachment would give opportunity for beneficiaries to be employed by the organisations where they were posted.
Fikpo explained that the scheme was designed to provide employment to unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions.
According to him, employers of labour normally ask for prospective employees’ job experiences which has hindered many graduates from securing jobs.
“This informs the main reason behind the NDE’s establishment of GAP.
“GAP is a transient job opportunity for you as graduates to be gainfully employed temporarily and permanently, if you are lucky,” he said.
Mrs Sakina Muhammad, an NDE management official, also urged the beneficiaries to take advantage of the programme for them to succeed in life.
According to her, in the previous programme 10 beneficiaries secured automatic employment in the organisations where they were posted because of their performance and dedication to duty.
She therefore advised the beneficiaries to be serious and abide by the rules and regulations of their respective places of primary assignment.
“The beneficiaries were attached to their willing corporate organisations and MDAs for a period to gain the needed practical ability and experience that would facilitate their employability on or before the expiration of their internship period,” she said.
Mr Samuel Ihala, who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, appreciated NDE and the Federal Government for giving them the opportunities.
He assured that they would all be active and dedicate themselves to service so as to be employed before and after the internship. (NAN) (www.
