Etisalat’s internship programme produces telecoms engineers

The first set of intakes to Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Programme at Ahmadu Bello University has concluded a four-week internship with the technical team at Etisalat.

Speaking on the internship, the Director, Brands and Communication at Etisalat Nigeria, Enitan Denloye, noted that, “Etisalat hosted a four-week internship period as part of the compulsory course requirement for the Masters programme.”

Denloye said the first set of intakes recently concluded the internship with the company’s trained technical team in Abuja.

He said, “In addition, Etisalat has provided access to e-resources for the programme to students and lecturers alike. Apart from the internship, we are also sponsoring lecturers of ABU to undertake doctorate degrees in Telecommunication Engineering at the University of Plymouth in the United Kingdom.

“The first two lecturers are in the first year of the programme, while plans are in place for another set of lecturers to proceed by the end of this year.”

One of the participants of the internship programme, Mr. Bello Habeeb, said, “Etisalat Telecommunications Engineering Programme is an excellent programme, which would equip engineering graduates with the capacity and expertise in optimally staffing the telecommunications sector.”

He added, “Graduates from this programme would also serve as manpower to effectively steer the telecommunications industry, which has been tagged as the backbone of the new economy.”

Mr. Chuks Nzefili, also a participant, commended Etisalat for the initiative and thanked them for the opportunity.

Nzeifi said, “The ETEP internship has helped bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge in the classroom and practical experience on the field, thus deepening the knowledge acquisition process.

“Etisalat Nigeria is building capacity and enabling the creation of resource persons in Telecommunications Engineering. That is the best that can be done for a nation.”

An all-expense paid trip to the Etisalat Academy, in the United Arab Emirates, is underway for the three best graduating students of the postgraduate programme, to broaden their learning experience and gain certification in this field. The first set of these will embark on their journey shortly, the firm said.

Source: The punch