Jobs for graduates soon - Siyambalapitiya

All unemployed graduates will be provided State employment within the next two months, said Sri Lanka Independent Graduates Association Senior Vice President, Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.

He said that all districts will be covered under this program. Graduates will be selected for a training program following an interview with District Secretaries.

"Graduates will be registered at the Divisional Secretaries for a six-month training program. Around 23,698 graduates have already been enrolled", Siyambalapitiya said.

Around 6,000 untrained graduates will be enrolled for the program, Finance Ministry sources said.

"Interviews will be conducted within the next two months for graduates who have not received training", Siyambalapitiya said.

He said that all government service graduates will be absorbed as program officers under the program officers service minute and all those who have been absorbed will be made permanent after an interview at the end of the training program.

"Graduates in the North and the East who have not been included for the training program so far will be enrolled within the next few weeks", Siyambalapitiya said.

 - LF