PESHAWAR
\nKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education Kamran Khan Bangash Thursday said that the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has launched an Rs.1.4 billion market-oriented \u2018Accelerated Skills Development Program (ASDP) to boost employment opportunities for tribal youth.
\nHe said this while addressing a Seminar on role of Academia in Peace Building and National Integration was held in Peshawar Services Club here. Besides him, the Seminar was also attended by Senior Civil and Military Officials including Secretaries, Vice Chancellors of different Universities and leading academicians.
\nSeminar was focused on appraisal on FATA Merger, Provincial Task Force Review Sessions on FATA and schedule of AIP-II. Kamran Bangash emphasis on role of Education in counter violence extremism, establishment of center of excellence on CTR violent extremism and skill development program for Youth.
\nThe provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has already launched an Rs.1.4 billion market-oriented \u2018Accelerated Skills Development Program (ASDP) to boost employment opportunities for tribal youth. It is one the largest schemes of the province aimed at increasing the employment rate in newly merged districts.
\nThe program has been designed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and is being funded by the United States Agency for International Aid (USAID), he added. Under the initiative, 5,500 men, women, and transgender persons (18-35 years) will be imparted free technical skills, he said, adding, they will also be connected to enterprises for on-job training across the country.
\nHe said: \u201cThe KP government introduces interventions that deliver market-driven solutions and boost youth\u2019s employ-ability as well as private sector development in the region.\u201d
\n\u201cTribal youth do not have many opportunities to acquire occupational skills. The Accelerated Skills Development Program is an effort to bridge that gap,\u201d Kamran Bangash added.
\nHe said the scheme will facilitate women and other marginalized groups in accessing opportunities to acquire skills. The Accelerated Skills Development Program will provide free trade and occupation skills in seven sectors \u2013 health, agriculture, tourism, information technology, construction, mines and minerals, and services. Courses have been designed to provide both theoretical and practical knowledge to the trainees, with 80% of the syllabi focused on hands-on learning, he further added.
\nThe program, he said, would be implemented in both public and private training institutes that have modern equipment as well as a compatible training infrastructure for the relevant occupation.
\nTo boost youth\u2019s employ-ability with market-oriented skills, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government took the steps for launching a Rs1.4 billion worth development project with the name of \u201cAccelerated Skills Development Program\u201d for tribal districts, he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Higher Education Kamran Khan Bangash Thursday said that the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has launched an Rs.1.4 billion market-oriented \u2018Accelerated Skills Development Program (ASDP) to boost employment opportunities for tribal youth. He said this while addressing a Seminar on role of Academia in Peace Building and National Integration was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-247595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n