Govt committed to invest in modern skills, professional education for youth: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the government was committed to investing in modern skills and professional education for the youth.

In his message in connection with the World Youth Skills Day, the prime minister said the greatest strength of Pakistan was its talented youth and equipping them with modern skills was the need of the hour to secure the future of the country.

He highlighted that the government was equipping its youth with modern education, equal development opportunities as well as modern professional training to compete with the world, the official news agency reported.

The prime minister reiterated the government’s resolve to send 300,000 youth for vocational training in the field of information technology and 1,000 for modern agriculture to China.

In this context, he said the government was giving top priority to women and youth belonging to remote and backward areas of the country.

Prime Minister Shehbaz said training programmes in the field of information technology also continue at the national level. “Millions of students are honing their skills in and outside Pakistan after completing their education under these programmes.”

He said the government had also started bringing reforms in the institutions under National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC).

Together with NAVTTC and its partner institutions, the government is ensuring the provision of marketable skills and professional training to thousands of youth, he remarked.

He said the government would ensure modern skills and professional training to the youth for their development and dignified employment in every field of life.