F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: A meeting of the recently constituted Task Force on Technical Education & Skills Development was held here on Monday with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah in the chair to thrash out line of action to implement the Human Resource Export Strategy of the provincial government of exporting 0.5 million trained human resource to various countries for employment.
The meeting discussed threadbare various options and means, and made important decisions to this end. The meeting decided to start crash courses on emergency basis to impart technical and digital skills training to the youth as per the demand of international market. The meeting further decided to formally launch Digital Skill Development Program under the KP Information Technology Board next week. Under the Program more than 84,000 youth would be trained on various digital skills.
The Chief Minister directed the concerned high ups to immediately release the required funds to the KPIT Board for the purpose. Caretaker Provincial Ministers Dr. Najeebullah, Dr.Amir Abdullah, Dr. Qasim Jan, Syed Sarfaraz Ali Shah, Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhary, relevant administrative secretaries and other members of the Task Force attended the meeting. The meeting reviewed progress on the decisions made in the last meeting of the Task Force. It was also decided to enhance the allocated seats of nursing colleges of the province with the aim to produce trained nurses to be exported to foreign countries, and the concerned quarters were directed for necessary steps in this regard. The initiative is aimed at producing at least 50,000 trained nurses annually.
Talking on this occasion, the Chief Minister directed the authorities concerned to give priority to the youth of the Newly Merged Districts in Skill Development Trainings as these areas were affected by terrorism, and thus need of special attention. “Time is too short, and there is a lot to do”, the Chief Minister remarked and added that if there is will to do, than much can be done even in short time.
He urged upon the authorities to make tangible progress on daily basis in this regard; and decided that meeting of the Task Force would be held on daily basis to review progress. It was also decided in the meeting to revamp the existing system of Technical & Vocational Training to align it with the needs of modern era; and further decided to have a separate Task Force in this regard.
Chairman NAB calls on Caretaker CM KP: Chairman, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lt Gen (r) Nazir Ahmad called on caretaker Chief Minister Justice Retired Syed Arshad Hussain Shah at the Chief Minister House and discussed matters related to ensuring transparency in developing projects besides affairs of government departments and expressed the resolve of working together for achieving these objectives.
It was agreed to include high authorities of NAB in devolopment projects to stop possible corruption at the beginning level. It was also decided to include a NAB representative in the Chief Minister Task Force. The Chairman NAB has praised the vision of the Chief Minister pertaining to transparency and eradication of corruption and assured every possible support to KP Government for ensuring transparency.
