In an effort to eliminate unemployment and poverty in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Department, along with the Directorate of IT has taken an additional significant step to priorities use of ICT to empower women in KP. For this purpose, the ESED and IT directorate has decided to create the viability of the IT labs in public schools for its optimal utilisation for general public, communities and especially women who would like to strengthen their skills.
This project which involves afternoon classes has been initially piloted in 17 schools across KP, where more than 1200 students are being trained on use of ICT in schools in afternoon through these IT labs. Distinctive IT trainers have been outsourced to conduct these trainings in the public schools where these IT labs have been established. These IT labs offer immense source of learning starting from the basics to professional and job-oriented computer courses to the people, especially women with additional vocational courses.
The objective is to equip the communities, especially women students with the knowledge required to function as professionals in the industry and to enhance the skill level of women and prepare them for employment in the ICT and BPO (Business Processes Outsourcing) industry. The other very important factor is financial constraint that makes the parents reluctant to invest too much in education whereas these trainings are free of cost. Through such reforms, the Government of KP intends to make its people socially, technologically, financially and psychologically empowered.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.