China to train Pakistani youth for CPEC
The envoy briefed on the establishment of proposed vocational training center under CPEC for the training of Pakistani youth in high-tech industry skills as per need of CPEC projects. ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Youth affairs, Usman Dar called on Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing to explore various opportunities for youth development. Yao Jing congratulated […]
100,000 jobs for Pakistanis a reality, Zulfi Bukhari inaugurates Qatar Visa Center in Islamabad
slamabad: Zulfikar Bukhari, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development along with His Excellency Qatari Ambassador to Pakistan Saqar Bin Mubarak inaugurated “Visa Facilitation Center” in Islamabad. In a groundbreaking ceremony, Zulfikar Bukhari said that the government is committed to the goal of filling 100,000 job vacancies promised […]
Germany looking to import maximum manpower from Pakistan
German Ambassador said that Germany is looking to import manpower by 2020. In this drive of employing foreign human resources, Pakistan can prove to be an important contributor. By Web Desk December 28, 2018 German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler called on Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development, Zulfikar Abbas […]
NAVTTC took revolutionary steps in imparting technical education during 2018
By APP January 04, 2019 Islamabad: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has taken revolutionary measures to improve its standards for imparting technical education among the country’s youth in the last year. According to official sources, the commission has established employment centers, introduced accreditation system for improving technical education and initiated skill competition among youth […]
Minister for launching nationwide literacy campaign soon
By Our Correspondent January 03, 2019 Islamabad : The Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training will soon launch a nationwide literacy campaign to increase the literacy rate by at least 12 per cent within the next four years, said education minister Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday. “We are thinking about declaring an education emergency and will […]
Strategy to engage 64pc youth for employment required
By APP January 07, 2019 Islamabad: With nearly 64 per cent of the country’s population under the age of 30, there is a need to have strategy to engage these youth through quality education, skill development and jobs oriented investment. The country needs to generate 1.3 million additional jobs by 2035 on an average every year […]
Country needs skilled youth: Lehri
Provincial Education Secretary Tayab Lehri has said that skilled and talented students are guarantor of the country’s development. “In future the realm of the country and Balochistan would be in the hands of skilled youngsters because technical expertise imparts self-sufficiency to the young generation,” Lehri said while addressing a seminar of the Prime Minister Youth […]
Pakistan producing half of required skilled workforce annually: Speakers
ISLAMABAD – The Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said on Tuesday that the biggest challenge for the government is to equip the youth with skill development to meet the job requirement of the market. He was addressing launching ceremony of ‘Modern apprenticeships in Pakistan’ organised by National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) in […]
New technical university to be set up in Islamabad shortly: minister
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood has said that a new technical university would be established within a few months in Islamabad to impart technical education to youth in different skills. “Each year around 2.5 million people enter the local job market while majority of them lacks basic necessary skills to meet […]
CPEC to create 7 lac jobs in Pakistan
TEHRAN – In a great news for unemployed people in Pakistan, as many as 700,000 new job opportunities are estimated to be created by 2030 under the ambitious project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Various CPEC projects have thus far provided direct job opportunities to around 75,000 people across the country, according to the […]