MTC sponsors Unam’s work-integrated learning
Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has supported the University of Namibia (Unam) with a sponsorship of N$864 000 towards the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) programme.
The programme is a three-year undertaking (2019 – 2021) to help students get practical experience in order to prepare them for the job market.
Beneficiaries of this programme are offered a monthly stipend of N$3 000 for a three-month attachment period. This stipend is to cover their transport costs and other basic necessities.
Lovisa Nghipandulwa, Unam industry and cooperative education coordinator, who also serves as a member of the MTC National Internship Steering Committee, says about 50 Unam students have benefited from this programme to date, through placements at different organisations and government ministries throughout the country.
“The return on this investment has been evident through real-world opportunities availed to students to apply their theoretical knowledge. Allowing them to graduate through WIL is a mandatory requirement of most academic programmes, further employment opportunities offered to beneficiaries, and worthwhile initiatives by interns that saw ordinary Namibian citizens benefiting,” Nghipandulwa said.
“The MTC National Internship Programme is a purposeful initiative which stemmed from our responsibility as a corporate initiative to the nation, and is driven through a collaborative stance between institutions of high learning and private institutions. The key focus is to assist students that require internships to graduate and subsequently create job-ready and experienced graduates,” said Tim Ekandjo, the MTC chief human capital and corporate affairs officer.
The programme is a three-year undertaking (2019 – 2021) to help students get practical experience in order to prepare them for the job market.
Beneficiaries of this programme are offered a monthly stipend of N$3 000 for a three-month attachment period. This stipend is to cover their transport costs and other basic necessities.
Lovisa Nghipandulwa, Unam industry and cooperative education coordinator, who also serves as a member of the MTC National Internship Steering Committee, says about 50 Unam students have benefited from this programme to date, through placements at different organisations and government ministries throughout the country.
“The return on this investment has been evident through real-world opportunities availed to students to apply their theoretical knowledge. Allowing them to graduate through WIL is a mandatory requirement of most academic programmes, further employment opportunities offered to beneficiaries, and worthwhile initiatives by interns that saw ordinary Namibian citizens benefiting,” Nghipandulwa said.
“The MTC National Internship Programme is a purposeful initiative which stemmed from our responsibility as a corporate initiative to the nation, and is driven through a collaborative stance between institutions of high learning and private institutions. The key focus is to assist students that require internships to graduate and subsequently create job-ready and experienced graduates,” said Tim Ekandjo, the MTC chief human capital and corporate affairs officer.
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