Youth to be trained for climate action curriculum under HEC programme

Islamabad: As many as 290,000 youth from universities and communities will be trained for the Climate Action curriculum jointly started by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and British Council Pakistan.

According to the sources, among them 60,000 young individuals will undergo specialised training under the Prime Minister’s Green Youth Movement. In that regard, the British Council of Pakistan in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has the Pakistan Youth Leadership Initiative (PYLI) and Digital Learning Portal to support the Green Youth Movement (GYM) project. PYLI, an integral component of the GYM project supported by the British Council, aims to empower young women and men across Pakistan with the necessary skills and knowledge to combat climate action. Through this initiative, the British Council will oversee the execution of capacity-building programmes.