{"id":41671,"date":"2024-08-02T14:12:29","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=41671"},"modified":"2024-08-02T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T14:12:29","slug":"lagos-state-extends-registration-of-gipp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/08\/02\/lagos-state-extends-registration-of-gipp\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos State Extends Registration of GIPP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Government has announced the extension of its Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP) which is an initiative aimed at mitigating youth unemployment and bridging the gap between academic learning and practical workplace experiences.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The registration period, initially set to close on August 2, has been extended by one week to allow more youths to register via wealthcreation.lagosstateGIPP2024.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr. Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, urged post-NYSC graduates to seize this opportunity to become more employable.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u201cEmpower Lagos initiative,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0a 36-month project, is designed to address skill gaps and ensure economic growth by creating sustainable wealth for at least 10,000 beneficiaries across various industries.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ajigbotafe highlighted the pressing challenges of unemployment, underemployment, and economic inequality in the state, noting that the GIPP is a comprehensive initiative crafted by the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe realized that there is a huge gap between academic learning and practical workplace experiences, which makes most graduates unemployable. The GIPP programme is designed to bridge this gap, ensuring our graduates are fully prepared to excel in the workforce,\u201d<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The programme seeks to involve public and private establishments, with 30 companies already showing interest. The programme, however, has a target of 100 companies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lagos State Resident Agency (LASSRA) Registration<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Post-NYSC Certificate\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Completion of a computer-based test that measures basic ability and personality\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>nitiative <\/strong><strong>C<\/strong><strong>omponents<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Employability skills programme:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Providing employability training for a minimum of 2,000 first-degree holders, including specialized ICT training with certification upon completion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vocational skills development programme:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Training and equipment grants for 5,000 artisans and tradesmen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Entrepreneurship skills development:<\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Support for 3,000 small-scale business owners with training and start-up capital.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Youth empowerment in blighted areas<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: Special training and seed funding for youths in underserved communities, including POS Machine\/start-up seed support for 1,425 youths to establish micro-enterprises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ajigbotafe while seeking financial support from the Lagos State Government and its partners, said that stipends will be provided for all beneficiaries during the training and internship periods.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Government has announced the extension of its Graduate Internship Placement Programme (GIPP) which is an initiative aimed at mitigating youth unemployment and bridging the gap between academic learning and practical workplace experiences.\u00a0\u00a0 The registration period, initially set to close on August 2, has been extended by one week to allow more youths [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":35336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41671"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41673,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671\/revisions\/41673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}