30/09/2026
Sindh Digital Media Forum, Colleges Education Department Join Hands to Launch Youth Empowerment & Future Skills Program
KARACHI: meeting was held at the Colleges Education Department, Government of Sindh, to discuss the expansion and implementation of the Youth Empowerment & Future Skills Program, a collaborative initiative of the Department of Colleges Education and Sindh Digital Media Forum (SDMF).
The meeting was chaired by Secretary Colleges Education Department, Nadeem-ur-Rehman. Patron-in-Chief of Sindh Digital Media Forum, Prof. Meraj Siddiqui, and President SDMF, Nawazish Ali, attended the meeting along with Special Secretary Colleges Education Department Asif Jan Siddiqui, Director General Colleges Sindh, Regional Directors, and other senior officials.
During the meeting, it was agreed that preparations would be undertaken for the formal launch of the Youth Empowerment & Future Skills Program across government and private colleges in Sindh through a collaborative framework between the Colleges Education Department and SDMF.
The program will provide students with structured guidance and awareness in key areas including career counseling, academic pathways, future skills and IT, civic engagement, and digital media literacy. The sessions will be designed according to the needs of students and colleges, with relevant experts and professionals engaged to provide practical guidance.
The meeting also discussed the proposed orientation and capacity-building sessions for college coordinators and faculty representatives. These sessions will be conducted in phases, beginning with Karachi, followed by Hyderabad and Sukkur, to establish an effective coordination mechanism before the college-level activities are launched.
The participants discussed various aspects of the proposed program, including coordination between the Department, Regional Directors, colleges and SDMF, student engagement, expert participation, session planning, documentation, and communication.
