{"id":38122,"date":"2013-11-26T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T11:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=38122"},"modified":"2013-11-27T16:09:59","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T11:09:59","slug":"45-unemployed-youth-gilgit-baltistan-chitral-trained-operate-heavy-machinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2013\/11\/26\/45-unemployed-youth-gilgit-baltistan-chitral-trained-operate-heavy-machinery\/","title":{"rendered":"45 unemployed youth from Gilgit, Baltistan and Chitral trained to operate heavy machinery"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38126\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38126\" alt=\"A large number of projects in the GBC region are undergoing nowadays. The skills learnt during the training course can prepare them for employment\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4-450x241.jpg?resize=450%2C241\" width=\"450\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4.jpg?resize=450%2C241&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4.jpg?resize=600%2C321&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4.jpg?resize=800%2C428&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-4.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large number of projects in the GBC region are undergoing nowadays. The skills learnt during the training course can prepare them for employment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Adina Dinar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b style=\"text-align: justify;\">Islamabad:<\/b><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Forty five unemployed youth from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral have successfully completed a three months training in operating heavy machinery in the Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI)\u00a0Islamabad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sponsored by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) under the CIDA funded Enhancing Employability and Leadership for Youth (EELY) project, the training was designed to create employment opportunities for the youth while bridging the gap in the demanding career of heavy equipment operation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38125\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38125\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38125\" alt=\"The traditional education in Pakistan does not prepare students for vocational skills \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3-450x254.jpg?resize=450%2C254\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3.jpg?resize=450%2C254&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3.jpg?resize=600%2C339&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3.jpg?resize=800%2C452&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-3.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The traditional education in Pakistan does not prepare students for vocational skills<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this program the participants received theoretical and practical expertise in proper and safe way to operate and preventative maintenance of heavy construction equipment included bulldozers, crane, loaders, mixer, compressor, excavators, and various other construction site equipment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This training will prepare the local youth for the job market in Gilgit-Baltistan as the Government of Pakistan has planned different mega infrastructure projects in the region, as well in other parts of the world, especially the Middle East.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38123\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38123\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38123\" alt=\"A large number of youth can be saved from unemployment by imparting them with skills\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1-450x337.jpg?resize=450%2C337\" width=\"450\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1.jpg?resize=450%2C337&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A large number of youth can be saved from unemployment by equipping them with marketable skills<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adina Dinar Islamabad:\u00a0Forty five unemployed youth from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral have successfully completed a three months training in operating heavy machinery in the Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI)\u00a0Islamabad. Sponsored by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) under the CIDA funded Enhancing Employability and Leadership for Youth (EELY) project, the training was designed to create &hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[56,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gilgit-baltistan","category-youth"],"better_featured_image":{"id":38124,"alt_text":"","caption":"","description":"","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":1024,"height":768,"file":"2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-260x250.jpg","width":260,"height":250,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg?resize=260%2C250&ssl=1"},"medium":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-450x337.jpg","width":450,"height":337,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg?fit=450%2C337&ssl=1"},"large":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-600x450.jpg","width":600,"height":450,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&ssl=1"},"post-thumbnail":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-50x50.jpg","width":50,"height":50,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2-50x50.jpg"},"gab_featured":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-800x600.jpg","width":800,"height":600,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2-800x600.jpg"},"415x260":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-415x260.jpg","width":415,"height":260,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2-415x260.jpg"},"150x150":{"file":"Heavy-Machinery-2-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2-150x150.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":2.8,"credit":"","camera":"DSC-W510","caption":"","created_timestamp":1366323542,"copyright":"Copyright 2009","focal_length":"4.7","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":""}},"post":38122,"source_url":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pamirtimes.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Heavy-Machinery-2.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38122"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38157,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38122\/revisions\/38157"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}