Pb set to launch healthcare skill training programme for agniveers
Bathinda: Punjab is set to become the first state in the country to roll out structured healthcare skill training for Agniveers, as Faridkot-based Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) has approached the Western Command to start clinical and skill courses for the Agniveers when they finish their four-year stint.
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BFUHS will be the first university in the country to design courses for Agniveers, as there were concerns that Agniveers would be left jobless after their short tenure. The healthcare skill training programme includes courses such as geriatric caregiver, which provides specialised care for older adults. Initially, two courses are being introduced: Geriatric Caregiver and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Each course will last approximately four months, with a target to provide skills to 200 Agniveers annually. This initiative not only supports the reintegration of Agniveers into civilian life with valuable healthcare skills, but also addresses the growing demand for trained medical professionals in the country. To start with, 200 Agniveers will receive training at the Faridkot skill centre of the university under a tripartite agreement involving BFUHS, Western Command, and the Punjab Skill Development Mission (PSDM).
It will operate under a hub-and-spoke model, with the university acting as the hub to start the training of trainers (ToT) courses.
A meeting between BFUHS and PSDM was held on Tuesday. The upcoming launch of the programme for Agniveers was the focal point of the discussions, making Punjab the pioneering state in this domain.
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