Work-for-Skills Internship Program (WSIP)
Program Brief
Under the Work-for-Skills component of Ba-Ikhtiyar Naujawan Internship
Program, 40,000 paid internships will be awarded to young graduates in public, private
and development sector organizations of Pakistan for a duration of 6 months. Interns
will receive a monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000 conditional upon the timely completion and
submission of their monthly deliverables. Upon the successful completion of their
internship, interns will be awarded an internship certificate by their host organization
and by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives.
Candidates can apply to the Work-for-Skills Internship Program (WSIP) and the
Build-for-Skills Internship Program (BSIP) simultaneously. However, candidates
selected for one program will be excluded from the selection process of the other
program.
Eligibility
1. Nationality: Pakistani
2. Level of education: Minimum 16 years of education or higher. Minimum 14 years
of education permissible for flood-affected regions, Balochistan, rural Sindh,
South Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s merged districts
3. End date of last degree: Last degree completed within 2 years of the last date of
internship application
4. Employment status: Currently unemployed
5. Age limit: 30 years