Erongo Marine empowers through internship programme

JUSTISIA SHIPENA
Through its internship programme, Erongo Marine Enterprises (EME) has given four budding young students from the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) the opportunity to hone their skills in the corporate workplace during the past year.

Dr Martha Uumati, EME managing director, said in March 2018 the company introduced an internship training programme to allow young students and graduates the opportunity to enhance their practical skills, while gaining insights into the corporate working environment.

The four interns, who concluded their one-year contract at the end of February this year, were employed in different divisions within the company, namely human resources, procurement and sales and marketing.

According to Uumati the students participated actively in daily duties alongside permanent employees and were also given tasks to complete on their own, making them as much part of the company as any permanent employee.

Orlanda Kambindangolo, one of the interns who is studying a bachelor’s in logistics and supply chain management, said being in a professional work environment and gaining the necessary technical skills and knowledge has also helped her gain the necessary professional soft skills such as communication, punctuality and time management.

All interns who completed their one-year contract are in agreement that it is imperative that companies have internship programmes. EME is currently reviewing new interns for the coming year to give another group of aspiring young jobseekers exposure to world of permanent employment to better their skills and insights of a very competitive business world.