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Peshawar: The Caretaker Government has taken important steps to increase the trained manpower, Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board and Al Khidmat Foundation. were done.
According to Express News, the MoU signing ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House in which Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah was the chief guest of the ceremony.
Under the MoU, three lakh youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be given digital skills courses in various fields, employment opportunities will be provided to the trained youth.
These courses will include mid-level and advanced-level courses, including fourteen different courses including office automation, artificial intelligence, web development, cyber security and e-commerce. These courses will be conducted under the Banu Qual program of Al Khidmat Foundation.
These courses will be conducted through a three-year partnership between Al Khidmat Foundation and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa IT Board.
Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Arshad Hussain Shah KP said that the youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have immense potential, there is a need to utilize these potentials of the youth in an efficient manner, substantial increase in the trained manpower of the province is inevitable. .
He said that by giving market-based training to the youth, they can be provided with employment opportunities in foreign countries. Resource export strategy is set.
Arshad Hussain Shah said that under this program, up to five lakh youth will be given market-based courses in the next one year. Government efforts should be supported.
He said that this is a national cause in which everyone has to contribute and the role of Al-Khidmat Foundation is commendable in this regard. Al-Khidmat Foundation is the partner of the provincial government in this cause. This partnership will help meet the digital skills needs in the province.
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