Engro Energy Limited and Siemens on Thursday joined hands to upgrade and develop the Government Polytechnic Institute in Mithi, Tharparkar District. This association will provide aspiring youth in Sindh a chance to gain access to vocational and technical trainings and enhance opportunities in the employment market.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard was signed by the CEO of Engro Energy Limited, Ahsan Zafar Syed and the Managing Director of Siemens Pakistan, Helmut Von Struve. Management of both Engro and Siemens believed that their collaboration will ensure better socio-economic opportunities for the youth in Sindh - specially Tharparkar - and result in sustainable improvement in the quality of life of these young people living in rural regions.
Under the arrangement with Siemens, Engro aims to enhance the capacity of the institute and deploy latest equipment and technology for providing teach-ware and curriculum for upgraded education facilities. Both the organizations will work for conveying suitable training concepts, knowledge and handling of newly provided equipment to the trainers and teachers.
The collaboration between Engro and Siemens will be for designing of course curriculum and syllabus for medium and long term (up to three years) programmes in Vocational Education and Training, and Diploma Programs in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, thereby enriching the respective curriculum by demand-driven industry-linked elements.
"We strongly believe in encouraging the development and education of local talent, preparing the brightest minds with the skills they need for Pakistan's future," said Helmut von Struve, Managing Director of Siemens in Pakistan.
Commenting at the ceremony, Ahsan Zafar Syed - Chief Executive Officer of Engro Energy said: "We, at Engro, believe in the philosophy of inclusive development whereby we strive to remain a force of good in the communities that host us. This association with Siemens today is testament to our motto of developing a prosperous and skilled Thar. With a majority youth-population, Tharparkar presents significant opportunity to develop a skilled and trained workforce which can improve socio-economic opportunities and living standards in the region."
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