Fighting unemployment: KPCCI, BISP to provide vocational training to youth
Under the MoU, six-month-long trainings will be held for various skills.
Under the MoU, six-month-long trainings will be held for various skills.
PESHAWAR:
In order to make job opportunities available for unemployed youth in the province, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI), and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will impart vocational training to them.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in this regard on Saturday between KPCCI Vice President Muhammad Shafique and BISP Wasila-e-Rozgar Scheme Director Alam Chohan.
Under this new programme, young individuals will be given six-month-long trainings in various vocational skills under the Wasila-e-Rozgar programme. Upon successful completion of the training, they would then be given employment opportunities in various industries operating in the province.
On the occasion, BISP Chairman Muhammad Anwar Baig said Rs6,000 per month will be paid to the trainees by the federal government as stipend. “They can even start their own businesses if they want,” he added.
Baig further said the BISP had started the vocational training programme in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) with the aim to reduce poverty and make jobs available for the youth.
“The training would be provided keeping in view the requirements of industries in the province,” said Baig. He added currently 0.6 million people from K-P are working in Gulf countries and sending back Rs11 billion in remittances to the country.
“These remittances could further be increased if we send skilled workers to Gulf countries,” claimed Baig.
KPCCI President Zahidullah Shinwari said the initiative would provide a skilled labour force to industries and also help reduce the unemployment in K-P.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2013.
In order to make job opportunities available for unemployed youth in the province, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KPCCI), and Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) will impart vocational training to them.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in this regard on Saturday between KPCCI Vice President Muhammad Shafique and BISP Wasila-e-Rozgar Scheme Director Alam Chohan.
Under this new programme, young individuals will be given six-month-long trainings in various vocational skills under the Wasila-e-Rozgar programme. Upon successful completion of the training, they would then be given employment opportunities in various industries operating in the province.
On the occasion, BISP Chairman Muhammad Anwar Baig said Rs6,000 per month will be paid to the trainees by the federal government as stipend. “They can even start their own businesses if they want,” he added.
Baig further said the BISP had started the vocational training programme in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) with the aim to reduce poverty and make jobs available for the youth.
“The training would be provided keeping in view the requirements of industries in the province,” said Baig. He added currently 0.6 million people from K-P are working in Gulf countries and sending back Rs11 billion in remittances to the country.
“These remittances could further be increased if we send skilled workers to Gulf countries,” claimed Baig.
KPCCI President Zahidullah Shinwari said the initiative would provide a skilled labour force to industries and also help reduce the unemployment in K-P.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 29th, 2013.