4,000 unemployed KP youth to get skill training

[Leader]

4,000 unemployed KP youth to get skill training

To generate sustainable livelihood and employment opportunities for the less educated people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, about 4000 youth will be provided skill training in the fields of heavy transport, construction machinery and related applied technologies.
Germany is supporting this training programme that will cost around 31.5 million euros. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is executing this project that will help unemployed youth get domestic and overseas jobs.
In this regard, the PPAF has signed an MoU with National Logistics Cell’s Applied Technologies Institution. Under the programme, specific need-based vocational trainings to the selected community members in the identified seven districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are being imparted. Once the community members complete training, they are awarded with certificates that will increase their chances to find employment overseas as well as within the country.
The selection of candidates is done by partner organisations. The Applied Technologies Institute carries out their aptitude tests and enrolls them for training courses accordingly. The selected candidates are provided accommodation, food and training material besides a stipend.
The first batch of 498 trainees graduated on September 2013; the second batch of 637 trainees graduated in December 2013 and the third batch of 441 trainees graduated in March 2014.
The 4thbatch comprising 350 trainees has started the training session on April 10.



4,000 unemployed KP youth to get skill training

 

[Old Navigator]

appreciably, I think its much better to roll out these kind of education schemes instead of laptop scheme, Benazir income support program (fraud, corrupt). both programs (laptop scheme, Benazir income support program) are wastage of money, which could be utilize to provide better education opportunities.

 

[Leader]

appreciably, I think its much better to roll out these kind of education schemes instead of laptop scheme, Benazir income support program (fraud, corrupt). both programs (laptop scheme, Benazir income support program) are wastage of money, which could be utilize to provide better education opportunities.

I remember ad in newspapers by Malaysian govt a decade ago, they required 150000 technical workers in different fields, some months later in another news piece (a very small one) it was mentioned that only 30% of the demanded workers applied...

we should focus on technical education, and also on industrial development to facilitate them... industrial development is necessary in order to increase self-reliance.