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ISLAMABAD: The unemployed educated youth across the country has been asked to submit their applications by February 11 (Thursday) for participating in the ambitious Prime Minister’s Youth Training Scheme.

According to official sources, the main purpose of the scheme is to equip the educated youth with modern skills and ensure opening of vistas of new opportunities for them in the job market and make them self-sufficient.

The selected youth would be paid Rs 12,000 per month for one year as stipend. The upper age limit for applicant is 25 years. Seminary graduates are also eligible to apply for the scheme.

Around 50,000 graduates would be offered paid internships at government, semi government, autonomous organisations and private institutions.

Around 25,000 interns would be selected from Punjab, 1,000 from AJK, 3,000 from Balochistan, 2,000 from Gilgit-Baltistan and FATA, 3,750 from Islamabad, 5,750 from KP and 9,500 from Sindh.

A top class management-consulting firm from the private sector in collaboration with the government would be responsible for the design, placement of internees and their periodic evaluation.

It is for the first time that private sector has been involved in internship scheme with sole objective not only to facilitate the youth but also to ensure more employment opportunities for them after their adequate training and capacity building through internship programmes.

The youth having 16 years of education from Higher Education Commission (HEC) approved institutions and three years diploma after Matriculation and FSc are eligible to apply.

Youth already benefited from any such government scheme, employees of any government or private department, students of any government or private educational institute are not eligible to apply for the scheme.

Applications and selection of candidates would be made online. Allocation of interns would be made in accordance with the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award and Federal Public Service Commission’s (FPSC) recruitment criteria for provincial and regional quotas.

50% marks or 2.5 CGPA in final degree or diploma is the minimum threshold for selection of interns. There is no gender discrimination as female candidates are encouraged to apply.

A total of 150,000 young graduates would be imparted training under this youth training scheme in next three years with the estimated cost of Rs 23.6 billion.

Further details can be sought from www.pmyts.nip.gov.pk; email info@nip.gov.pk or Phone no 051-9205978; 051-9204203;051-9204200.

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