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The ATPS Interns
The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) internship programme
continues to offer pre-employment experience to various students from different
learning institutions. The objective of this initiative is to help the student encounter,
analyze and evaluate issues in their chosen occupations and also to acquire
extensive professional experience.
 Recent Interns
Felicia Opakunle
In July 2005, Felicia Opakunle, right, joined the Research Department as an intern to assist with administrative matters and organizing workshops and conferences.
During her time at ATPS Felicia acquired
experience in the procurement process,
making travel arrangements, maintaining
personnel records, administration of
workshops, handling insurance
correspondence and maintaining an efficient filing system. Felicia
completed her Bachelor in International Relations and Management
in 2004 from the United States International University (USIU-A).
Felicia has over 10 years experience in running her own business and
a further 5 years in fundraising and charity events.
Frankline Mutuma
Frankline Mutuma, right, joined the Finance and Administration Department in January 2006 as an information technology intern. Frankline has been a student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) where he is expected to graduate in July 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.
His assignments at ATPS, among others, included handling software
and hardware related problems in the local area network;
maintenance of the systems logs; assisting staff members to backup
data on various media; creating and managing databases for the
existing and new systems among others.
Frankline is glad for the opportunity to work in a professional
institution like ATPS. He added that the internship boosted his limited
professional exposure and helped him gain commendable work
experience. Frankline aspires to be an IT Manager/Solution Developer
in a major corporation.
Sylvia Wangechi Wagura
In April 2006, Sylvia Wangechi Wagura, right, joined the Finance and
Administration Department for a three
month internship. Sylvia is currently a
second year student of Bachelor of
Commerce degree at the University of
Nairobi. She is a certified public account,
CPA (K). Sylvia acquired experience in the
procurement process, processing staffs'
travel expenses statements, reconciling
the bank and cashbook balances, ensuring that internal control
procedures for cash disbursements are followed.
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