Graduate interns want full time jobs before May 21elections
About 3 500 graduates who were given an opportunity to work in different government ministries and departments say they are disgruntled in the manner the current administration is treating them, Nyasa Times has learnt.
The interns – under the K5 billion Youth Internship Programme (YIP) targeting graduates and non-graduates – get K80 000 a month and they say it is far too low as far as the normal welfare of every Malawian is concerned.
A statement that Nyasa Times has seen shows that the intern graduates are failing to support their selves including their wards that supported them.
“We are disappointed with the current administration for frustrating us all. We demand jobs for us all before May 21,” reads the statement signed by Derrick Kalindan’goma, the publicist.
The statement adds: “President Peter Mutharika promised at a certain rally that by July 1 that all gradiate interns are going to be employed. But nothing of that sort has happened.
“This government is taking us for granted. Three days after launching their manifesto they have not lived their words.”
Kalindang’oma warned of national protests in the cities of Mzuzu, Lilongwe and Blantyre should government not heed their call.
Last week government promoted over 7 000 police officers, a move the opposition has described as a sheer political stunt.
When presenting the 2018/19 National Budget statement in Parliament, Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe announced the introduction of the K4.8 billion youth internship programme which would provide 5 000 youths between the ages of 18 and 30 work experience both in public service and private sector.
“The objective of this programme is to equip the youth withknowledge, skills and ethics as a way of nurturing them for a career in th ecivil service as well as in the Private Sector. Basically, this will help in reducing unemployment among our youth thatthis country is currently experiencing,” said Gondwe in his presentation.
Why are they choosing the deadline of 21 May? Maybe they know that Mutharika and his DPP idiots are busy packing.
If you have worked with chaps, they are far from having the necessary skills for their jobs. You give them assignments, they take ages to execute them if they will not come up with excuses to avoid doing it. They also lack manners. They are not serious and will be a waste to employ them without interviews. If there are vacancies, open them up for eligible people to compete
Vote wisely!
Malawians politicising everything ,tamva kale kuti a certain politician ndi amene akukupopani .It simply shows how you are failling to understand the whole issue .Internship is almost everywhere in the world .If you want another one visit FAO WEBSITE.Here the govnment has assisted you ,your CV has changed ,any employer will be looking for that .Not forcing government to employ you .You think government can panik with you ,go and vote for Mbakuwaku if you think your vote can make a difference .Those who are sending you to act rudely like this akupwetekesani .To show that you are babies ,you are bringing this issue while you already signed a contract up to June.zaziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Internship programs are all over the world.
If you are real graduates you know what it means.
Osalilira ntchito apa,that is a clear indication kuti mnzeru zanu ndizochepadi not worthy employment.
@9189, interns are making cardinal errors here. We can only equate them to students. This is internship here. At some point it has to end. The government may advertise jobs whenever need arises, then people have to apply then go for interviews then get hired or not. These interns want to give the president and govt issues because it’s an election year. Kulakwa uku. Let’s not connect the two. Do you just wake up and employ 5000 people? Kulidi zochita? What are the repurcussions?
I don’t get this. The president has helped you so much here. Whatelse do you want? You really want to be employed without undergoing even interviews? Wait! Vacancies will pop up. You will apply and if you are successful you will be Hired. In between master the work! Each and every year Malawi produces graduates. You aren’t the first ones or the last. Learn the trade, look for oppotunies elsewhere and then your friends will also come for internship. This country is now producing very dull kids.
The whole prgramme is a nuisance. Sometimes political leaders invite problems for nothing. You can see that the so call interns do not demonstrate apppreciation for the rare opportunity that government offered them. It is clear that the interns are rude and do not know that the government has already cut budget on important sectors to support the program. The best government would do now is to quickly drop this costly program to avoid a repeat of FISP scenario. It should be noted that some programs are self damaging.
In the first place, it is APM administration that had introduced the internship programme. Ndiye mukamati ngwengwengwengwe mukutanthauza chani? In fact APM had just made it to say you be there for 2 years instead of 1 year. Koma munthu sadzatheka basi. Secondly, the Intern students had signed a contract with govt on the same. Nyasatimes, did these students show you their contracts? Now, the APM had promised to employ them by 1st July, 2019. I guess after budget is passed. Do you want to be employed and fo several months without salary? Inu amene musakufuna kugwira ntchito siyani ndipo ife amene tikuthandizika tikhala. In fact it’s not only K 80,000.00. We also get some allowances more than this. So go to hell for your insinuations.
Ma interns chikuvuta ndi mwano. Zowona graduate kupita ku interview 5 times osatengedwa ntchito? Ulesi wakulatu kwabasi. Taphunzirani ntchito mofatsa. Most of you don’t have employable skills. You are too far from the grade. Zowonatu! Dekhani, your time will come. Tsono boma likulembeni ntchito kuti muzikangokhala???? We shall employable health workers then agricultural extension workers, then teachers etc. Kenano we shall consider enanu like azibusa. Etc. Companies are advertising every day, why are they not picking u? You are big headed. Zikomo
I dont think this is viable though coz looking at the already large current civil service wage bill I dont know what an additional 3500 staff can do to it
Internship is about developing your skills so you become marketable….do not confuse it with probation.
The big problem is the president. He is giving then hope that they will be employed in july, which means he knows there are vacancies. The question is why not employing them now and wait after May 21. Let us also understand that our labour law. You cant be intern for more than 12 months. They will automatically become employed. These interns should wait and sue whichever government in power after May 21. We can help them legally.
The only fair thing that we can do for our nation is to change a leader. Don’t get disappointed with what others have done. Life is like that. Sometimes you cry, you smile at other times. We have cried enough. It’s time to smile!
Look at this, changes should be observed through living standards of people and more especially the poorest.
And also, civil servants should be paid well because most businesses depend on the salaries of civil servants. I have heard a lot of business people saying “we sell a lot during month end.”
Use your vote well on 21st May so that change can be experienced.
ayambiratu kukunamizani pano ndiye muwavotereso…..inu ma interns musawapatse mpata a bomawa paja Goodal ananeneratu mu parliament kuti apanga freeze kulemba anthu ntchito mu boma,komaso Pitala ananenaso kuti anthu ogwira ntchito mu boma ngati mukufuna kupeza bwino pitani ku private sector iye ndi boma lake alibe ndalama ndiye pano mukuona ngati ma interns programme wa akuchitika mu good faith?kumeneku ndikubera chisankho chifukwa akufuna mumuvotere powona ngati ndi zoona pamene lili bodza.
@Ndebe, take note, these are not students. They are graduates, people with their papers. Very pathetic to identify them with students, they are not.
they are learning the work they want to get skills and experience kkkk @ 9189 they are student you like it or not
Government has already set procedures for recruiting. There must be vacancies available to be filled, if there aren’t, they have to be created first. This is regardless of which party is ruling at the material time. What interns are crying for is impossible within the time they are stipulating. By putting them on internship, government did great job to ease pains of their joblessness, but to expect being employed all of them within a short time is showing that they are not knowledgeable of what is supposed to happen when recruiting in government.