A major component of the income and livelihood restoration program is Capacity Building of PAPs to restore and improve their income. With regard to training a pro-active program to this end has already been started by WAPDA: local youths are receiving a six-month vocational training program in various lines of work to prepare them for guaranteed jobs in the project construction work. Under this program priority is given to affected households in training and working in project construction activities.

Capacity building will not, however, be limited to training for construction related employment. Identification of viable livelihood options will be carried out through a comprehensive need assessment study conducted by the CE-DPD/safeguards which will complement the need assessment analysis conducted through analysis of census/survey findings

Four batches of locally selected persons (total 57) have already completed their training at the National Logistics Cell in Dina in Punjab at project costs in 2014-15. This is six-month training program for skill development in a specific trade. Currently (22 local youths are completing their training in different trades in Training Institutes Mandra Rawalpindi since 1st July, 2017

POTENTIAL TRADES FOR TRAINING OF PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS