Kohat Launches Next Gen Smart Skills Youth Hub Course to Train Young People in Digital Skills
Kohat’s young people have a new place to learn the skills the job market keeps asking for. On Wednesday the district administration launched the Next Gen Smart Skills – Youth Hub Training Course, an initiative meant to promote digital literacy and equip young people with professional skills for the educational and employment opportunities now emerging. District-level programmes like this matter because most large digital training schemes rarely travel beyond the provincial capital.
What the course will teach
According to the administration, the focus is on practical digital competence rather than basic computer familiarity: skills development, digital awareness and technology-based learning that help participants adapt to the changing requirements of education, business and work. The idea is to let young people explore new career paths and strengthen their professional capabilities without leaving their home district.
Why the administration is doing it
Officials say the programme is part of a wider push for youth empowerment through modern education, digital learning and capacity building. The administration wants to encourage continuous learning, innovation and technological awareness so that young people are ready for future challenges and have wider access to economic opportunities. In a district like Kohat, where many young jobseekers migrate to bigger cities, learning a marketable digital skill close to home can make a real difference to a family.
