In collaboration with Abacus Consulting, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) have launched 'Advanced Digital Skills Training Programme' in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The UNDP and KPITB have collaborated with Abacus Consulting to train and educate the youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on advanced digital skills under UNDP's 'Kamyab Jawan: Youth Empowerment Programme' and KPITB's 'KP Youth Employment Programme'. The Advanced Digital Skills Training Programme is a platform that connects the youth in KP with the digital skills needed to help them acquire jobs and other paid work using the internet.

Courses will be offered in modules that will equip the students with the skills needed to access digital opportunities, both in Pakistan and across the globe. The students will be trained on Amazon Web Services (AWS Foundation and AWS Solutions Architect), Microsoft Azure (MCSD: Web Applications) and Big Data Analytics (Cloudera Certified Associate). This project is powered by KPITB, funded by UNDP Pakistan and is being executed by Abacus Consulting, Dice Analytics and VaporVM.

While explaining the benefits of the training, Abbas Khan, Managing Director, Abacus Consulting, told Business Recorder that there is huge potential in the tech industry of Pakistan, where many talented developers are eager to hone their digital skills but do not have the means to do so.

This programme will coach 1,200 candidates in KP on modern digital skills and will empower them to take on new jobs, while helping businesses become truly agile and intelligent enterprises in today's world.

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