Training Titled "Startup And Digital Skills Training For Youth" Held
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published September 19, 2022 | 09:08 PM
A hands-on skill development training for the students of Peshawar University was organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) Pakistan under institutional collaboration with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) of the University of Peshawar
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Sep, 2022 ) :A hands-on skill development training for the students of Peshawar University was organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) Pakistan under institutional collaboration with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) of the University of Peshawar.
According to a press release issued here on Monday, a two-day the training titled "Startup and Digital Skills Training for Youth" was held here.
About 25 students from different departments attended the training workshop including the Afghan students studying at the University of Peshawar.
The training workshop aimed to enable the youth to understand the potential of digital skill development and help shape their ideas into businesses and startups for self-employability and self-reliance after completing their education.
Prof. Dr. Babar Shah, the director of IPCS welcomed the students and stressed learning new skills to curb unemployment and contribute to the national economy.
Aamir Amjad, Senior Program Manager of FNF, appreciated the interest of the young students and said that digital skills can revolutionize the new business and that the participation of trained youth in the national economy can excel in economic growth.
He encouraged the participants to acquire essential digital skills and tools and traits of new business ideas for self-reliance and income generation.
The two-day-long training was led by Kayenat Hameed Khan, who imparted knowledge to the participants about the startup ecosystem, team building, entrepreneurial procedures, essential online tools and practices for running a business, and digital marketing techniques.
She also provided hands-on learning through interactive exercises and examples to deeply understand the local startup ecosystem and its legal and administrative requirements.
In addition, she also explained how new skill sets such as digital marketing, content management, social media tools, and necessary business research can help increase the chances of success of new startups and improve self-employment among the youth.
At the end of the training, Dr. Babar Shah and Aamir Amjad distributed the certificate of participation among the students.
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