ISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced to give one hundred thousand laptops to students during the ongoing year (2023).
\nThe premier addressed the launching ceremony of Tele school Pakistan application where he said that it was a good day regarding education. He stressed the use of modern technology for promotion of education and also announced laptop scheme for brilliant students.
\nThe prime minister observed that teachers\u2019 training in the country was not up to the mark which was unfortunate and cited his experience in Punjab province. He said that he had directed for steps to improve the quality of about 40 training centers in the province during his tenure as the chief minister.
\nThe prime minister urged the Minister for Federal Education Rana Tanveer Hussain to chalk out a mechanism in consultations with the provincial governments to improve the quality of teachers\u2019 training.
\nReferring to the significance of the latest technology in modern education, he underlined that if they wanted to equip the young generations with the latest education, they would have to give them laptops and other related gadgets, so that the future builders of the nation could get themselves acquainted with the new modes of education.
\nHe said that about 100,000 laptops would be distributed among the high achievers across the country. The prime minister opined that the vocational training programme should be taken forward in collaboration with the provincial governments and the private sector.
\nInstead of making investments on the brick and mortar, they should invest over the young students by imparting them technical and skill training, he added. The prime minister emphasized that the students should be directly trained by involving the private sector.
\n\u201cThe best institutions in the private sector should be hired in a transparent manner and investment be made on each student by imparting them proper training.\u201d The prime minister said that they would also establish a network of Danish schools in the far-flung areas of Balochistan for which huge investments would be made.
\nHe expressed the confidence that the quality education to the students in remote area of the province would help bring them at par with the rest of the students of the other parts of the country.
\nHe also urged that the educational requirements of the orphan children should be taken care of. He said that imparting the latest education to the young generations should be the goal of life for them.
\nAppreciating the efforts of the federal minister, ministry and other partners, the prime minister said it was a good day for the education sector of the country as the latest technology would be utilized to further improve the quality of education.
\nSpeaking on the occasion, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Rana Tanveer Hussain said that quality of education was linked with teachers\u2019 training which was being focused.
\n\u201cThe covid-19 pandemic had provided the world with the opportunity to adopt distance school learning methods,\u201d he added. The minister said that under the initiative, six channels were being launched which would prove a milestone in the education system of the country.
\nHe said that in Pakistan there were about 22.8 million out-of-school children and resources were not enough to cater to them, he said, adding the recent initiatives would be helpful in covering the needs of these children.
\nHe said that the technical and skill development of the youth was vital and observed that the country\u2019s universities were not included among the world\u2019s top leading educational institutions which was unfortunate.
\nRepresentatives of development partners, parliamentarians and relevant officials were present during the ceremony. Earlier, the prime minister also distributed chrome books among different students of Islamabad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday announced to give one hundred thousand laptops to students during the ongoing year (2023). The premier addressed the launching ceremony of Tele school Pakistan application where he said that it was a good day regarding education. He stressed the use of modern technology for promotion of education and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320892,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n