This archive report was first published on 2 September 2019.
Published on September 2, 2019, the Public Service Commission has announced that interviews for 3,000 internship positions in the civil service will start on Tuesday.
Over 8,000 candidates have been shortlisted for the positions, which are expected to ease the employment crisis in the civil service where 60,000 workers are scheduled to retire by June 2020.
The Public Service Internship Programme (PSIP) was created by the Commission this year with the support of the National Assembly, which allocated Sh1 billion to roll out the programme during the current financial year.
According to the Public Service Commission, the programme is designed to provide hands-on experience to build upon skills learned in class and enhance youth development and employability.
Employers in Kenya have complained of poor quality graduates who do not meet the needs of the job market, prompting them to spend millions of shillings on on-the-job training.
