Pakistan IT Education Does Not Meet Market Needs.: Alvi
The president said: The president reiterated his call for promoting virtual education. He said it was cost-effective and could lead to an increase in student enrollments. he further said. He lamented that out of 30,000 IT graduates produced in the country, around 25,000 remained jobless. The main reason behind this is that their education did not match market needs. See Also: Minister Reveals About 71000 Cyberattacks Made on FBR Portals Every Month The former prime minister of Japan had assured the government that Tokyo would employ 100,000 IT graduates from Pakistan. But “unfortunately the country did not have quality graduates”. He was of the view that IT graduates should not move abroad for employment rather than they should earn by working remotely. So, the country would not lose investment in them because of their relocation. Being the chancellor of many universities, the president said that he was instructing the institutions to invest in human resources. He said that the Virtual University of Pakistan had increased its enrolment to 40,000 without requiring any additional campus, just because of adopting modern tools. Check Also: EVMs and i-voting are Imperative Parts of Electoral Reforms- Fawad Chaudhry Source: Tribune
