Dti launches internship programme for unemployed graduates

Minister of Trade and Industry Dr Rob Davies will today launch the Itukise Internships for Unemployed Graduates Programme in Cape Town.
The Programme was established to provide relevant work experience to unemployed graduates through a 12-month internship programme in private sector companies.
Minister Davies says the department will source internship placements for unemployed graduates from companies that are receiving incentives from the dti and also those that are interested in the programme.
He said that the programme was one of the dti’s contributions towards decreasing youth unemployment and assisting the small, medium business sector in building the required skills needed in the sector.
The programme is expected to provide relevant work experience to at least 1200 unemployed graduates over three intakes in the next two years, he said.