Six master trainers and three advisers from the Turkish International Cooperation Agency (TICA) have arrived in Lahore to offer 21-day training to 90 teachers of the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in the automotive, construction and agriculture machinery sectors.
The announcement came on Wednesday during an opening ceremony of the training programme at the Government Staff Training College in Gulberg, which also saw Chairperson Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, Chief Operating Officer Jawad Ahmed Qureshi and District Board of Management President in Lahore Syed Mehmood Ghazanvi.
"Cooperation between the Turkish and the Punjab governments are successfully in progress through a memorandum of understanding signed between the Industries Department and the Turks. The training programmes to train the teachers will be held at the Government College of Technology Railway Road and Raiwind Road, the Government Technical Training Institute in Lahore and the Centre for Agriculture Machinery Industries in Mian Channu," said the chairperson.
The Turks' arrival is part of a recent visit by their delegation who trained 30 teachers in the hospitality and tourism sectors at the Government Technical Training Institute in Lahore. The chairperson said the current programme, called the Ramazan Baskaya, would train teachers in trades of draftsman and civil while Suleyman Yar would train them in masonry, ?smet Kebapci in plumber, Ömer Gokkus in auto electrician, Vural Kaya in auto mechanic and Ali Irfan Ozyurek in agriculture machinery and mechanic trade.
He also said the Turkish support was some of the key areas of cooperation between both countries. "The aim to arrange these training programmes is based on international standards and in line with the latest curricula and industrial exposure. Support of Turkey in skill up-gradation will not only be beneficial for the industry but also go a long way to strengthen the Pakistan-Turkey friendship and human export to the Gulf where there is a great demand for workers in these sectors," he added.