- PM seeks report on the performance of the business institutes.
- Orders digitization of the Protectorate for Emigrants.
- The government is expanding language training for overseas job seekers.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed Pakistani embassies abroad to speed up efforts to identify employment opportunities for the country’s workforce.
He issued the directives while chairing a review meeting on measures aimed at providing jobs to Pakistani youth.
The Prime Minister ordered that the entire system of the Emigrants’ Protectorate should be digitized.
He also led the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and the Prime Minister’s Youth Program to ensure the provision of skills and language courses along with certifications.
Prime Minister Shehbaz said that Pakistan’s workforce was highly skilled and emphasized that the government was taking all possible steps to ensure access to international standard education and opportunities at the global level.
The premier directed relevant institutions to strengthen engagement with various countries to align Pakistani certifications with international standards.
The Prime Minister further ordered that language training along with certifications be ensured for countries offering employment opportunities and called for a report on the performance of technical and vocational training institutions as well as setting up of “Destination Centres”.
During the meeting, the participants were given a detailed briefing on employment opportunities for the workforce, especially young people.
The meeting was informed that 800,000 youth had already registered on the Digital Youth Hub, a platform developed through partnership between the PM’s Youth Program and Unicef.
The officials also briefed the meeting that training programs aimed at helping Pakistanis secure employment opportunities continued and that the country’s missions would provide information about available jobs and the qualifications required for them through the Digital Youth Hub portal.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Federal Ministers Musadik Malik, Attaullah Tarar and Chaudhry Salik Hussain attended the meeting.
Foreign Minister Bilal Azhar Kayani, NAVTTC Chairman Raja Qamar-ul-Islam, PM Youth Program Chairman Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan and other senior officials were also present.
