Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) in collaboration with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan (MNSUAM) will offer two-year pre-agriculture programme at TEVTA Institute Multan. In this regard, MoU was signed between TEVTA and MNSUAM here on Wednesday at TEVTA Secretariat which was signed by Chairperson TEVTA Irfan Qaiser Sheikh and Vice Chancellor Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture Multan (MNSUAM), Professor Dr Asif Ali.
Director External Linkages Dr Shafqat Saeed, TEVTA officers Akhtar Abbas Bharwana, Amir Aziz, Umer Farooq, Azhar Iqbal Shad, Hamid Ghani Anjum, Maqsood Ahmed, Sarfraz Anwar and others were present on the occasion.
Chairperson TEVTA Irfan Qaiser Sheikh while addressing the ceremony said that at present, TEVTA has introduced demand driven short courses to implement the vision of chief minister Punjab so that youth of the province may get respectable job opportunities immediately.
Both departments will devise a mechanism for fixation of quota and admission of TEVTA pass outs in agriculture based higher degree programmes at MNSUAM through mutually agreed terms of both the parties.
TEVTA will also offer short courses for gardener and tunnel farming from September this year. The agreement will also provide better opportunity for the students, faculty members of MNSUAM and TEVTA to contribute in the development and promotion of agriculture sector in 21st century.
Vice Chancellor MNSUAM Professor Dr Asif Ali in his address said that there is a great potential in agriculture sector in the province and necessary steps will be taken for fully benefiting the potential in this sector. Our university is a premier and reputed hub of agricultural knowledge in southern Punjab.
University will share technical expertise with TEVTA for the development/revision of Agriculture based courses in line with national and international standards. MNSUAM will conduct examination for pre-agriculture programme and will facilitate TEVTA in connection with conduct of the examination through providing technical human resource in a mutually agreed manner. The certification will be done by the MNSUAM.