USAID Official underlines need to enhance the employability of youth according to their graduate qualification in both public and private institutions
From Correspondent
Tandojam, Sindh
Pakistan’s 31% graduates are not finding employment according to their degrees, Dr. Kenneth Holland, Chief of Party, USAID’s Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA), said on Thursday February 22, 2024.
Addressing a seminar titled “Enhancing student employment in the 21st century: addressing challenges and charting a path forward” hosted by the Students Teachers Engagement Program (STEP) and SAU Rotaract Club at the Senate Hall of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, he emphasized the importance of economic development in Pakistan and the need to enhance the employability of youth according to their graduate qualification in both public and private institutions.
He recommended that students should work practically in private firms for a semester after graduation to enhance their skills.
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“Efforts are being made to enhance the professional and soft skills of such youth through information exchange and capacity building with Pakistani universities under the USAID-funded HESSA program implemented by the University of Utah,” he added.
Dr. Fateh Marri, Vice Chancellor of Sindh Agriculture University, Dr. Aijaz Ali Khoharo, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Dr. Jam Kashif Sahito also addressed the seminar. Heads of academic and administrative departments, students, and faculty members attended the event.
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