{"id":1781,"date":"2024-02-01T10:08:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T08:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/?p=1781"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T09:48:20","slug":"press-release-empowering-ugandas-workforce-brightermonday-and-enabel-forge-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/press-release-empowering-ugandas-workforce-brightermonday-and-enabel-forge-strategic-partnership","title":{"rendered":"BrighterMonday Uganda Partners with Enabel and PSFU to Secure Jobs for 150 Graduates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BrighterMonday Uganda with Enabel, and PSFU have set an ambitious target: to <strong>secure decent jobs for<\/strong> <strong>150 graduates <\/strong>through the Work Readiness Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hire-me-please-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1802 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hire-me-please-1.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hire-me-please-1-390x210.jpeg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>BrighterMonday Uganda will oversee the training and placement of graduates in various companies, while PSFU will conduct monitoring activities to ensure the welfare of graduates during their employment and transition within the private sector. Together, they are committed to nurturing young talent and enhancing private sector growth and development.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the Work Readiness Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Work Readiness Programme aims to place qualified university graduates in private sector companies across Uganda for a six-month placement. This invaluable experience offers graduates practical insights, effectively bridging the gap between academia and industry. The programme prioritizes key sectors crucial for Uganda&#8217;s sustainable development, including construction, manufacturing (including agro-processing), ICT\/digitalization, and tourism and hospitality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Interested graduates and private companies can apply for the programme through the online portal accessible via www.sgplusuganda.org.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230823-newspic-shutterstock-1843289062-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1800 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230823-newspic-shutterstock-1843289062-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230823-newspic-shutterstock-1843289062-1200x675-1-770x433.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230823-newspic-shutterstock-1843289062-1200x675-1-390x219.jpeg 390w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/20230823-newspic-shutterstock-1843289062-1200x675-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Enabel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enabel is the Belgian development agency responsible for coordinating and implementing Belgian development policy. Their mission is to foster a sustainable world where everyone can thrive under the rule of law. For more information about Enabel, please visit: <a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.enabel.be\/content\/enabel-uganda.\">https:\/\/www.enabel.be\/content\/enabel-uganda.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About BrighterMonday Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BrighterMonday understands the intricacies of the Ugandan job market and has developed a suite of relevant and value-adding solutions that simplify, expedite, and enhance the recruitment process. With thousands of applications processed annually, they are dedicated to finding the perfect match for their users. For more information, please visit: <a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug.\">https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BrighterMonday Uganda collaborates with Enabel and PSFU, in partnership with the EU, to implement the transformative Work Readiness Programme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":1796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[134,247],"tags":[],"content_author":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1781","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-employers","8":"category-impact-initiatives"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1781"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1781"},{"taxonomy":"content_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ug\/discover\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_author?post=1781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}