Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

Prime Minister’s ICT Internship Program


Internship Program

Description

Prime Minister’s ICT Internship Program is offering 3000 Internships to ICT graduates who aim to develop a career in ICT Industry. Selected interns will be placed in ICT Industry & IT departments of public and private sector organizations for a period of six months. This project is funded by Ignite – National Technology Fund and is being executed by Pakistan Software Export Board(PSEB).

Project Duration: 17 months
Total Cost: Rs. 284.36 Million
Project Start Date: January 2017
Stipend Amount: PKR 15,000/- per month
Women Quota: 30%
Disabled Quota: 2%
Project website: http://internships.pseb.org.pk/internship/index.php/

Project website

http://internships.pseb.org.pk/internship/index.php/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C4. Capacity building 2019
  • AL C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C7. E-employment
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth

Coverage
  • Pakistan

Status

Completed

Start date

January 2017

End date

2019


WSIS values promotion

The project is to meet industry needs for fresh graduates with relevant and latest training in most demanded areas as determined by the industry. This is also providing an opportunity to the graduates of the country and make them contributing members of the ICT industry & IT department of the public sector organizations. This will be accomplished through a 6 month internship at ICT companies & IT department of the public sector organizations.


Entity name

Ignite-National Technology Fund, Ministry of IT & Telecom (Ignite, MoIT)

Entity country—type

Pakistan Government

Entity website

http://www.ignite.org.pk

Partners

Pakistan Software Export Board