Pak PM launches Youth Skill Development Program
Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated flagship skills development program titled ‘Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program’,” Skills for All”. The inauguration ceremony took place in National University of Technology.
Speaking at the ceremony, The Prime Minister said that with an estimated 68% of the population comprising youth, our government is focusing on multiple projects to uplift the living standards of people specially youth. The educated and hardworking youth of the country is our valuable asset whose potential can be transformed by enhancing their skills in various trades. The prime minister said that such programs will prove as a catalyst to provide youth with modern skills.
He added that government has allocated 20 billion under this program and this will contribute significantly to overhaul the skill trainings in Pakistan and to develop a highly skilled, dynamic and internationally competitive skilled workforce, which will definitely contribute towards poverty eradication and socio-economic well being of the people and it will put Pakistan on the road to prosperity.
The Prime Minister appreciated the efforts of Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Mr. Rana Tanveer Hussain, management of National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and NUTECH University a partner institute of NAVTTC for excellent contribution in imparting high demand skills trainings among youth. The Prime Minister also appreciated Chairman NAVTTC Mr. Shahid Khan for successful implementation of NAVTTC-Takamol Saudi Arabia Skill Verification program (SVP) and International accreditation of 10 TVET institutes. The Prime Minister also awarded certificates among the graduates of Prime Minister’s Skill Development Program.
On his part Rana Tanveer Hussain said that Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program (PMYSDP) being implemented by NAVTTC is socially inclusive and offers diversified training services to the youth in modern technology based sectors with focus on employment generation locally and abroad which is about 71 percent. Federal Minister appreciated National Vocational and Technical training Commission (NAVTTC) current management for introducing trainings in state of the art cutting edge technologies keeping in view Pakistan’s fast growing freelance market of software development & technology in Pakistan.
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs, Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja termed youth as a strength of the country and said that aiming at empowering the youth of the country, the Prime Minister’s Youth Program is facilitating youth through various initiatives which include Prime Minister’s Youth Skills Development Program, Pakistan Education Fund, Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme, Laptop Scheme etc.
