Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (KP-TEVTA) has signed various MoUs with private sector. Two MoUs with LabTech International Ltd, one of the world leading company which is involved in manufacturing of technical and vocational education training equipment/systems, consultancy on technical and vocational education, software design as well as project management and planning. LabTech has been established for over 30 years and has its presence registered worldwide in almost 80 countries.
The MoUs have been signed between Dr Steven Carl Mckee, President LabTech and Managing Director KP-TEVTA here at the KP TEVTA Head Office, Peshawar, said in a press statement issued here on Thursday.
Another MoU is about Industrial attachment programme to provide technology research training of 3-6 months in the state of the art workshops of LabTech International at Indonesia for KP-TEVTA employees with free accommodation/transportation facilities and a stipend equal to 50% of the average salary given to LabTech regular employees. Through this MoU, KP-TEVTA will be able to ensure capacity building of its employees in the modern technologies as per internationally recognized standards.
The purposes of other MoU to upgrade the labs of KP TEVTA institutes and to transform these into state of the art institutes, sharing of new training teaching techniques such as application of Digital contents, Virtual Reality and E- lessons, Development of curriculum for the Competency Based Training (CBT) and collaboration on exchange of scientific and technological information. Such understandings and ties with private sector will further enhance the chances of employability of TVET graduates in the region.
The partnership will spur revolution in the TVET sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
LabTech will also support KP-TEVTA in getting donor funds to initiate various interventions i.e. extending Technical and Vocational education to Madaris, Upgradation of labs and class rooms, teacher training, introducing the concept of virtual reality in TVET.
LabTech will also support KP-TEVTA to establish linkages with potential overseas Universities and Technical Educational Institutes and student exchange programme in TVET areas.
LabTech International Ltd has already upgraded the HVACR labs in five of the KP TEVTA institutes at Mardan, Badaber, Gadoon Swabi, Yar Hussain Swabi and Khalabat Haripur by installing modern HVACR trainers. With these modernized equipment, the students will be able to enhance their technical skills in the updated inverter technologies in Air conditioning and refrigeration as well as domestic and industrial air conditioning technologies.
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