Independence Fellowship Scheme
Established: 1978
Managed by the Ministry of Labour & Industrial Relations, the purpose of the (IFS) is to provide technical, skills based and project management training to rural based Papua New Guineans. This is with the view of empowering key individuals who can have a positive developmental impact on their wider rural communities. The IFS seeks to increase participation in the economy by promoting entrepreneurship at the rural level.
- Affiliation
- Government
- Contact No.
- (+675) 321 3364
- Address
Mr Micah Vele, Director of IFS, Ministry of Labour & Industrial Relations P O Box 5644, NCD, Boroko, Papua New Guinea
- Email Address
- mvele@ifspng.org
- Website
- http://ifspng.org/
1. Source of funding
Government
2. Mission and objectives
The IFS seeks to increase participation in the economy by promoting entrepreneurship at the rural level.
3. Areas of work relating to youth employment
Enterprise development, skills and employability
4. Partners and areas of partnership
Ministry of Labor and Industrial Relations, academic institutions, and others. See full list here
5. Potential or existing partnership with the ILO
6. Successful youth employment interventions
IFS provides scholarships for vocational training and also provides seed funding for rural projects. Since its inception, the IFS has given over 2,100 rural Papua New Guineans the opportunity to get skills training and structural & technical support to start and improve their rural projects. In 2010, six hundred (600) more rural Papua New Guineans will be given the same opportunity.