10 lakh youth to get free online IT training: Punjab CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that free online IT courses training will be imparted to ten lakh youth for getting self-employment. The youth after getting online platform courses can earn lakhs of rupees by sitting at their homes.

Chief Minister said this while talking at Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and Re-Skills Malaysian Company at CM office on Wednesday.

Under the MoU, the youths of Punjab will be imparted free online IT courses training. Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi graced the MoU signing ceremony as a chief guest.

Chairman PITB Syed Bilal Haider and Chief Executive Officer Re-Skills Malaysian Company Mr. Tan Ting Jin singed the MoU.

CM while appreciating the MoU stated that lakhs of self-employment opportunities will be generated through online training courses. The youths from sixteen to thirty years of age will be given free of cost online training. The Malaysian company will provide technical grant (free subscriptions) to the Punjab government which costs 12 million dollars to impart training to the youths free of cost. Rs3 billion have been saved in the cost of online training.

CM stated that youths will be provided online training facility for self-employment with the cooperation of Re-Skills Malaysian Company adding that the youths will have free access to premium learning accounts up to one year. CM underscored that the youths by getting online training through online professional courses can enhance their incomes by getting self-employment and can earn lakhs of rupees. The youths having smart phones can get training easily through this platform and can enhance their incomes.

CM outlined that we would provide every kind of facility to the local and international technology companies in this regard. Special Assistant to CM on Informational Technology Dr Arslan Khalid apprised that Punjab government is going to launch Digital Skills-2 programme in which high-level technology training for the university youths is being organized.

Syed Bilal Haider stated that Pakistan stands at forth position in the freelancing ranking at the international level. Syed Bilal Haider informed that PITB will issue special promo codes which the youths can apply on this website or mobile app and can also activate their learning accounts for one year.

MNA Hussain Elahi, Special Assistant to CM on Informational Technology Dr. Arslan Khalid, Chairman PITB Syed Bilal Haider, Secretary Information Asif Bilal Lodhi, DG E-Governance Sajid Latif, DG IT Solutions Waqar Qureshi, Joint Director Ahmed Islam, CEO Re-Skills Mr. Tan Ting Jin, Chief Marketing Officer Mr. Lim Jin Ken, General Manager Mr. Jegaynsan Gobinathan, Relationship Manager Mr. Lee Chong De and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.

It may be clarified that Re-Skills Malaysian Company is providing training services in more than 70 countries. Re-Skills Malaysian Company is a professional training platform which offers various online courses on its platform.