Day by day use of computers is growing rapidly in Pakistan. In every city, town, village, market, office, school, bank, shop, hospital, home etc., we can see increasing numbers of computers. As the number of computers the need of computer operators is growing. Employment as a computer operator is projected to grow rapidly because advancement in technology is causing an even bigger demand for duties performed by computer operators. Moreover, as computers are very common and everybody wants to learn more about computers the demand for computer skills and knowledge has increased in all sectors of economy.

This modular training programme is based on the job required to be performed by a computer operator in nearly every sort of industries nowadays. The course is mostly focused on the General Computer Applications.

The overall objective of this programme is to produce employable computer operators who can provide computer operating services in nearly any industry or organization, which involves computer in its operations. The graduates of this programme will also be able to be entrepreneurs. However, this will require providing additional input on entrepreneurship development for the one who is willing to start his/her own business. (Not included in the curriculum).

Competencies gained after completion of the course:

After completion of training the trainees will be able to:

• Maintain Computer System
• Prepare MS Word Documents
• Prepare MS Excel Spreadsheets
• Prepare MS Power Point Presentations
• Prepare In-page documents
• Manage emails/internet

Opportunities for employment and advancement:

Computer operators are employed in offices, factories, enterprises, hospitals, banks, airlines, shops, hotels, clubs, restaurants, institutes, colleges, universities, data houses, software houses, schools, homes, ICT outlets and in almost all fields of life. Self-employment by founding an enterprise in this field is possible as well. Some jobs for Computer Operators are part-time as well. Experienced Computer Operator may advance through promotions with the same employer or by moving to more advanced positions with other employers. They can pursue careers as:

• Computer Operator in any private business entity, public sector, hotel, offices, schools, banks, shops, library, hospitals etc.
• Computer Assistant
• Senior Computer Operator (Future Career)
• IT Manager (Future Career)

Experienced Computer Operators achieve a respected level of salaries and good prospects of employment both within and outside Pakistan. The employment outlook in this industry will be influenced by a wide variety of factors including:

• Rapidly changing technological trends
• Emerging any new businesses 
• Employment turnover (work opportunities generated by people leaving existing positions) 
• Occupational growth (work opportunities resulting from the creation of new positions that never existed before) 
• Flexibility of the applicant (concerning location and schedule of work)