The Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and Youth Affairs, Sports, Archaeology & Tourism (YASAT)'s joint project, 'Chief Minister's eRozgaar Programme' is opening its third Centre at University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Taxila on Thursday at 4.30 pm at UET, Taxila Campus.
The Advisor to the Chief Minister Punjab, Chairman PITB and the founding Vice Chancellor of Information Technology University (ITU) Punjab Dr Umar Saif will inaugurate the third but the first Centre in the Northern Punjab region, under CM e-Rozgaar Programme. Earlier, under CM e-Rozgaar Programme, Centres at University of Gujrat and Government College Women University Faisalabad were recently successfully launched by PITB. The training will equip the youth of Punjab to have a range of avenues to generate self-sustainable income through online freelancing for various sites around the globe in technical, non-technical and creative areas.
PITB registered 33,105 applications from the young graduates and on the basis of merit, selected candidates will be given three months training in three phases for freelance self-employment in technical, non-technical and creative areas at 40 training centres by high profile trainers. Among these centres five centres are dedicated for female candidates. In the first phase 10,000 candidates selected on merit through a transparent process, will be trained in three different batches during the current year. These Centres are being established in 11 universities of the Punjab.
Since the concept and awareness of earning through the internet and taking freelancing as a serious profession is very new in the smaller cities of Punjab, the Programme has taken upon itself to guide and groom graduates from a variety of backgrounds. The training will enable the youth to generate income approximately from Rs 40,000 to Rs 80,000 per month while working from home.
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