{"id":517102,"date":"2025-11-28T08:28:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=517102"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:28:52","slug":"free-skills-courses-under-pm-youth-programme-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/free-skills-courses-under-pm-youth-programme-began\/","title":{"rendered":"Free skills courses under PM Youth Programme began"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> ISLAMABAD<br \/>\nHe Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute (PCT&#038;VI) in Gwadar has opened admissions for Batch 3 of its free three-month skills courses under the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and the Prime Minister Youth Programme.<br \/>\nThe latest courses \u2014 offered at no cost and open to applicants from middle to intermediate levels \u2014 include graphic design, web development, office management, e-commerce, Chinese and English language, and LTV driving. Applications are open online until Dec. 5, 2025, according to a Gwadar Pro\u2019s report.<br \/>\nShorter six-month technical courses such as crane operation, solar installation and mobile repair are also available. Tuition waivers and stipends are offered. <\/p>\n<p>The initiative, run with Pak-China institutional support, aims to expand employment-oriented training in the CPEC-linked port city. PCT&#038;VI has also started admissions for its 2025\u201326 diploma programmes, including three-year associate diplomas in IT, maritime and port management, e-commerce, robotics engineering and tourism, as well as one-year diplomas in languages, construction engineering and AI and data sciences.<\/p>\n<p>The institute previously launched short courses in September focusing on digital and AI-related skills, with classes beginning in October.<br \/>\nA six-month crane and driving diploma introduced in July, developed with China\u2019s Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, includes practical training and industry exposure. PCT&#038;VI\u2019s expanded course offerings reflect its growing role in supplying skilled labour for CPEC-related industries and emerging sectors in Balochistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD He Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute (PCT&#038;VI) in Gwadar has opened admissions for Batch 3 of its free three-month skills courses under the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and the Prime Minister Youth Programme. The latest courses \u2014 offered at no cost and open to applicants from middle to intermediate levels \u2014 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-517102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Free skills courses under PM Youth Programme began<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/free-skills-courses-under-pm-youth-programme-began\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Free skills courses under PM Youth Programme began\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ISLAMABAD He Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute (PCT&#038;VI) in Gwadar has opened admissions for Batch 3 of its free three-month skills courses under the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and the Prime Minister Youth Programme. 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