The Presidential Digital Talent Programme (PDTP) was officially launched in February 2015, after being postponed a couple of times since its initial intended launch in 2014. The programme was launched by the Ministry of ICT and is being implemented by ICT Authority through a Private and public Partnership arrangement. The programme aims to provide a training ground to fresh university graduates in readying them to be the industry leaders and experts in the future.
The first batch of graduates from the programme graduated in January of this year, with 89 of the graduates getting jobs immediately after graduation. Initially, 100 students had been admitted, 11 of which dropped out for various reasons, including getting job offers.
As per an announcement during the graduation ceremony, by, then, Education Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, this year, the number of students to be admitted was raised to 400. The internship will be offered to Kenyans who graduated between January 2015 to July 2017 from a recognized university and have a 1st Class or 2nd Class upper in their degree qualification. The programme is open to all IT-related courses graduates.
Deadline for Applications: 30th October 2017 at 00:00hrs (EAT)
To apply go to: www.digitalent.go.ke
