President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has suggested more involvement of business community in projects working under TVET for better results. He said under the strategy of TVET, various programmes have been launched to produce fine and skilled work force in all developing and developed countries of the world. National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) serves the very purpose in Pakistan and playing important role in eradicating unemployment from the country through free technical trainings, on job trainings and job placement centres.
Talking to the business community, he said NAVTTC had recently organized global conference where delegations from different countries including China, UK, Australia, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Malaysia have shared their experiences regarding TVET programmes in their respective countries. NAVTTC under the leadership of its Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema is working effectively in achieving its defined targets.
He said 227 federal institutions are serving thousands of youth in more than 1,300 programmes while in provinces 1,275 public and 2,523 private institutions under TVET strategy are producing more than 4 lacs skilled workforce per annum for the industry. Job placement centres are playing the role of bridge between skilled work force and employers.
Through this platform, more than 4.5 lacs skilled workmen have been employed in more than 42,000 industries. Mian Zahid Hussain said NAVTTC is playing significant role in providing skilled work force to the industry in accordance to the need of industry. Industrialization in the country is expected to grow further in view of the huge investment took place under CPEC and improved situation of gas and electricity supply. Therefore, more skilled work force will be required to facilitate the new industrial units. NAVTTC and provincial TVET institutions can play significant role in meeting the industries need of increased work force in the days to come.