ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives will launch National Development Internship Programme (NDIP) to hire 20,000 interns during the ongoing fiscal year.
Under the National Development Internship Programme (NDIP), 20,000 interns will be hired in new/ongoing development projects during Financial Year 2022-23, official documents available with The Nation reveal. Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif has approved the National Development Internship Programme (NDIP) prepared by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives to engage young professionals under the development projects, the documents reveal.
The main objective of the NDIP is to enhance capacity of young Pakistanis in the areas relevant to their education. The programme will enhance the practical skills and opportunity to generate fresh ideas in the development sector of Pakistan. The project objective is to enhance capacity of young professional Pakistanis in area relevant to their education. Another objective is to provide opportunity to earn money while learning technical skills, personal and professional growth.
To foster creativity, collaboration and adaptability. To train young professionals in essential skills needed for problem solving, research, communication and management which will help transform ideas into action.
A Pakistani citizen with 16 years HEC recognized degree or 3 years’ diploma of associate engineer, paramedic / technician courses, or any other recognized three-year diploma after intermediate in a technical field from a recognized body / institution in the field relevant to the project will be eligible for the programme. The age limit would be up to 30 years.
The projects worth from above 50 million will be eligible for award of internship. There will be no interns in the project costing upto Rs.50 million. In the Project costing between Rs.50 to 250 million there will be 5 interns and it will have a financial impact of Rs.2.4 million on the project
