KARACHI:Skill development and training of unemployed youngsters under Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program (BBSYDP) has resumed in Sindh province after a two-year lapse.
Project Director, BBSYDP, Dr Muhammad Sabir Memon, while talking to PPI, said that the BBSYD was initiated in 2008-09 by Government of Sindh under Chief Minister (CM) imitative to develop human resource in Sindh by empowering youth (aged between 18-35 years) with employable skill sets.
He informed that BBSYDP had groomed 16,000 youth in health sector through different paramedical, and nursing courses and successfully trained youngster as backup force to deal any health related emergency. However, the training of youth was suspended in public sector hospitals for two years due to financial issues.
He informed that now the BBSYDP program has resumed various courses for youths again and about 2200 students have already been shortlisted across the province for 2019-20. He further informed that 1600 students are selected for one-year paramedics’ diploma 2019-2020 and 6000 for two year nursing and midwifery certificate 2019-2021.
Dr Memon said a total 20 public sector hospitals have been selected across the Sindh province for training for paramedical courses including operation theater technician, lab technician, dispenser, dental technician, anesthesia technician, X-ray ultrasound, ECG technicians and nursing and midwifery certificates.
He said the BBSYD has not only groomed the youngsters across the Sindh province but also gave them monthly stipend, books, uniform and other facilities during training. About 16,000 certificates to skilled youth have already been awarded from Sindh Medical Faulty and Sindh Nurses Examination Board after completion of paramedical and nursing courses so far.
Dr Sabir Memon said paramedical staff and nurses have played important role as backup health force by saving precious lives in the province during devastating flood in 2012, rains and other emergencies in past.