Industrialists want policy for promotion of demand-driven technical education.

LAHORE -- The participants of a meeting have called for formulating an effective policy for the promotion of demand-driven technical education and vocational training in Punjab under the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), as the present setup of technical training is not addressing the requirements of modern industrialization.

These views were expressed by various industries' stakeholders at a meeting arranged by the All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) along with the TEVTA in view of providing a platform to the business community with the ultimate aim of introducing demand-driven courses for the skilled workforce to be deployed in the industry.

The meeting was attended by TEVTA Punjab GM Aamir Aziz, APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood and Sundar Industrial Estate BOM President Haroon Ali Khan.

TEVTA Punjab GM Aamir Aziz observed that promotion of technical education is vital and much-needed for economic growth. He said that the collaboration between the industry and TEVTA will ultimately bridge the skill gap, leading to a quantum jump in the country's exports. He added that TEVTA will also introduce demand-driven courses and it is willing to work with the industry for the promotion of skilled manpower, with the collaboration of the All Pakistan Business Forum, which has already signed a memorandum of understanding with it for the promotion of technical development in the province. APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood, addressing the ceremony, said that Pakistan is a country of over 20 million people with a high per centage of youth along with the fast-growing industrial sector. But, unfortunately, both the sides are unable to accommodate each other, he lamented. As the skills required by industry is lacking in young graduates thus resulting in the high rate of...

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