NAVTTC making efforts to link skills development sector with job market: ED NAVTTC.

ISLAMABAD -- National Vocational and Technical Commission (NAVTTC) was making all out efforts to initiate a special reforms programme in the country's skill development sector to link it with domestic and international job market, said NAVTTC Executive Director Dr Nasir Khan on Tuesday.

Talking to reporter he said the preparation of new policy regarding implementation of reforms in National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) was underway.

He said the entire technical and vocational TVET sector from all the provinces and regions agreed to make collaborative efforts for making it more effective and meaningful for socioeconomic empowerment of youth across the country.

He stated that this programme was aimed at equipping the youth with technical skills by creating employment opportunities for their social and economic uplift and enabling them to play their role in the national development.

The government, he said was focusing on enhancing quality of skills development sector. To ensure merit and transparency, the entire programme will be made available on a digital platform, he added.

'We were focused on imparting quality training to youth which was the only way to guarantee employability to at least 80 percent of TVET graduates', said the Executive Director.

One of the key features of this project was encouraging maximum participation of women in country's TVET sector, he said.

'This mega project was envisaging the reforms agenda of TVET sector and has been developed after extensive deliberations and feedback from key stakeholders from across the country,' he maintained.

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