The Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program
known as 'SURE-P is a scheme established by the Federal Government of Nigeria during the
administration of Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan, the former President of
Nigeria to re-investing the Federal Government
savings from fuel subsidy
removal on critical infrastructure projects and social safety net programmes
with direct impact on the citizens of Nigeria. SURE-P was established on
January 2012 when the Federal Government of Nigeria announced the removal of
subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS). The scheme is one of the pivots of
Transformation Agenda of the Federal Government. The pioneer Chairman of the
program is General Martin Luther Agwai
and succeeded by Mr Ishaya
Dare Akau.
Objectives
The core
objectives of the program includes but not limited to:
- Provision of employments for unemployed graduates through internship programs
- Creating database of unemployed youth and reduce social vulnerability among the group in the country through the mechanism of the policy.
The Recruitment aspect is of two
types:
1.
Graduate Internship Program
(GIS)-B.sc, HND, BA, MASTERS
The Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) was
launched in October, 2012 to create opportunity for graduates to be attached to
firms /organizations, where they can work for a year and enjoy a monthly
stipend of N30,000 with a Group Life and Accident Insurance. Such
interns can use the opportunity to gain working experience and enhance their
employability skils.
The project has commenced
registration of such firms and over 181,800 beneficiaries have been
registered. This is beyond the threshold of 50,000 allotted for the
scheme in any given year. Deployment of such beneficiaries has commenced.
Requirement:
· Graduate
Registration
- To register as a graduate for this scheme you MUST:
- Be a citizen of Nigeria (must provide a valid ID)
- Be between ages 18 – 40 years (must provide birth certificate)
- Have completed the mandatory NYSC or exempted.
- Be holder of a degree equivalent (e.g. BSc, BEng, BA, HND etc.) certificate or higher qualification.
- Have a recent passport type photo ready to be uploaded during online registration. Please note size of image must not exceed 99kb.
- Complete the online registration form.
- Make available ALL original documents for sighting at point of selection.
- Employer Registration
- To register as an employer for this scheme you MUST:
- Be registered with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and other relevant professional bodies.
- Provide evidence of VAT Registration and the latest Tax Clearance Certificate.
- Prove that they are economically viable and engaged in legitimate business by providing other relevant documents e.g. Company Profile, Audited Accounts etc. This information will be used to examine the firm’s progression since its inception.
- Be prepared to provide a mentoring plan for each intern.
- Be prepared with specific assignments for interns.
- Be able to employ interns for a period of one (1) year.
Note: Companies with outstanding tax issues or where the owners
or directors have convictions for Fraud will not be eligible to register for
the programme.
- Internship Position Posting
- Intern Positions posted must:
- Be legitimate positions available on the stated timescale.
- Be suitable work for a Graduate.
- Not require the Graduate to undertake work that is illegal or unsafe.
- Meet standard safety regulations/facilities.
- Be able to provide at least 12 months of skills development.
- Be able to provide a mentoring plan to guide skills development.
- Applying for Work
- When applying for positions as a Graduate you must:
- Be available to work at the chosen business and location.
- Be willing to undertake a full 12 month placement; and
- Be prepared to comply with the employers' safety and employment practices.
- Payment of Interns
- Payment of Intern will be undertaken directly by the Federal Ministry of Finance, PIU to the Graduate Internship Scheme.
- Neither the Graduate nor the Employer are required to pay any fee for using the Graduate Internship Scheme service, and no fees, charges or commissions are to be paid to any party in relation to this scheme by the Graduate or the Employer.
2.
TRAINEE –OND, ND, NCE, O’LEVEL
Trainee will be traineed by the federal Government in a
preferred trade of their choice, soft loan will be made available to the
trainee at the successful completion of training to enable them start on their
own.
Call: 08077454544 for registration and follow up....
