Skill training arranged for minority students

PESHAWAR: The Department of Minority Affairs, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa completed a six-day training for minority students in Peshawar in the second phase of the “Capacity Building and Employability Skills Training Programme.”

The six-day training camp involved young men and women from the Christian community, Hindu, Sikh and other minorities groups. Arrangements were made at The University of Peshawar.

Dr Shahid Jan Kakakhel (Coordinator for Management Sciences Department, Islamia College University), Dr Fayyaz Ali Shah, a professor at the Islamia College University, Dr Sonia Sethi, a professor at Islamia College University, Prof Dr Naveed, Director, Qurtaba University Peshawar , Assistant Commissioner Revenue of Peshawar Saddam Hussain, Dr Muhammad Riaz, a professor from the Comsats University Attock Campus, Prof Dr Shuja Ahmed, Chairman Department of Philosophy Peshawar University and Prof Dr Wasif Jamal, a professor at IMSciences Peshawar attended the training camp.

Under the programme, training is being imparted on communication skills, leadership skills, entrepreneurship, CV making training, training for interviews, career counselling and preparation for competitive exams.Planning Officer of Minority Affairs Department Sahibzada Haider Jan and Monitoring Officer Mian Asjad visited the camp to review the arrangements.

The organisers said the training programme provided skills to the youth of the minority community to initiate professional life, principles of employment, effective communication procedures and enhance their personality and present them in a better way.