NAIROBI, Kenya, May 23 – Huawei Kenya plans to recruit 30 Kenyan university students through job and internship offers under its graduate trainee program.
The Huawei Management Trainee Program (HMTP), an annual Huawei global flagship program that identifies and develops fresh talent in the STEM field, has trained 200 and absorbed 133 graduates in Kenya since its launch in 2018.
“As a government, we recognize and appreciate the work being done by Huawei in expanding the ICT space in Kenya. With programs such as Huawei ICT Academy, ICT Competition and Cybersecurity Boot-camps and Huawei management trainee program, the ICT local talent and broader ecosystem will be boosted,” Ministry of Education State Department for Higher Education and Research Director of Education Paul Mungai Mungai spoke during the launch of the program at the University of Nairobi.
Fang Zheng, Human Resources Director of Huawei Kenya, said the company aims to tap top talents from Kenyan universities to boost its talent pool in Kenya, adding that improving the digital skills of Kenyan youth is key to preparing them adequately for future jobs.
“We will offer internships for four months consisting of one month of group learning about Huawei products and processes and three months of practical work in various departments to have hands-on experiences,” Zheng said.
“Our aim is to equip the university graduates with ICT skills and offer them employment opportunities at the end of the training period, for those who will be successful,” Zheng said.
By Alvin Agufana
