57 Percent of Tuskys Internship Applicants are Masters Graduates

57 percent of those who applied for the Tuskys Retail Chain internship program are Degree and Masters Holders.

The Chief Executive Officer of the retail chain, Dan Githua announced on his Twitter feed ‘Due to public demand’  39 percent of the applicants had Diploma, CPA and Certificate and the remaining 4 percent had the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).

https://twitter.com/Githuz/status/753491323404025857

This still mesmerizes me! @TuskysOfficial Internship applications by Degree – Bachelors pic.twitter.com/qsN3KY2o0y

— Dan Githua (@Githuz) July 15, 2016

In June, the retail chain announced 800 internship positions and at the end of the application deadline, it had received 3,000 applications that it had advertised.

The internship programme which targets 1,600 is being undertaken in partnership with KCB Foundation.

KCB Foundation will invest in the training and up skilling of the 13,000 youths through established agricultural institutions.

Tuskys will on the other hand provide market for the farm produce in its 54 stores, making it one of the most fulfilling contract farming initiatives.

The identified agri-produce includes poultry products, milk, sweet potatoes, vegetables, beef, and honey, among others.

This is part of the Chain’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiative that has so far transformed lives of over 700 interns, 90 per cent of which are now working in its 54 branches countrywide.

Read: Tuskys Sets Aside KES 540mn for its Graduate Internship Program

Tuskys officially launched the internship programme in October 2015, not only to create a pool of skilled staff for its 54 outlets countrywide but also as a way of transforming societies that they operate in, hence tackle unemployment amongst youths.