Federal government is actively considering to establish 'Garment Skill Development Board' to implement initiative of skill development and training of workers in the country.
The aim of the board would be to accelerate the implementation and harmonise the certification system pertaining to skill development under one umbrella organisation.
Sources informed that according to the proposed plans, the state of the art garment manufacturing units would be declared as training institutes and affiliation would be sought from international organisations.
The foreign institutions would provide the curriculum and prescribe the syllabus for various courses in consultation with the board and undertake the examinations and issue their certificates.
The selected garment units would have to meet certain minimum requirements laid down by the board including provision of adequate academic infrastructure to meet the requirement of academic content of the course, fee and cost of training would be borne by the factory owner and the students.
The Commerce Ministry would provide funds required for affiliation with the foreign institutes, sources said.