TVET SSP

Technical & Vocational Education & Training Sector Support Programme

CM distributes prizes among ‘Skill Competition’ winners

PR LAHORE – Provincial Skill Competition under NAVTTC has been completed successfully. CM Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif was the chief guest. Boys and girls won thousands of rupees in the competition. At the end of ceremony, CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif distributed prizes among the winners. Punjab CM said, “Our future depends on skill development […]

TVET institutions-Industry link vital for economic growth

ISLAMABAD: A practical, purposeful and efficient collaboration between TVET institutions and Industry is vital for enhancing productivity and firm competitiveness which ultimately leads to achieve rapid economic growth and national prosperity. It was stated by the Federal Minister for Education, Engr. Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman Monday while addressing as a Chief Guest at the inaugural […]

Skill development lightens the future of youths

KARACHI: Asmaa Khalil and Sadia Khalil, two sisters, had been living happily in Pakistan’s commercial hub city of Karachi till they lost their father Khalil in September 2012. Khalil, family’s sole bread-earner, lost his life in a fire incident in a garment factory in city’s suburb Baldia Town that killed around 300 people. After the […]

Technical education project launched

LAHORE: The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has launched competency-based training and assessment (CBT&A) to focus on skills, knowledge, understanding and attitudes/values of students across the country. The NAVTTC, technical education & vocational training authorities (Tevtas), trade testing boards (TTBs), Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) and a […]

Vocational education: Chinese varsity in city by February next

LAHORE: A Chinese university of technical and vocational education is being established in Lahore by February next year for, what official sources said, raising human resource for the sectors Beijing is interested in exploring in Punjab. Sources said the groundwork for the varsity had been finalised and the law department had been sent the draft […]

Where the shoe pinches

By Shahzada Irfan Ahmed 25 September, 2017 Pakistan is the sixth largest shoe manufacturer in the world and has the best quality leather available as basic raw material for the industry. Its footwear has a good demand abroad and that is why high quality shoes are exported in large quantity, mainly to Europe and the Gulf […]

Untapped garments potential needs skills spark

ByShahzada Irfan Ahmed September 30, 2017 LAHORE: Pakistan’s garments manufacturing industry is working far below its potential, but it can become an engine of growth for the country’s economy if the government takes timely measures and supportive policies.  The country, which is the world’s third largest producer of high quality cotton, exports garments worth around […]

PVTC holds media sensitization session on CBT&A

PVTC holds media sensitisation session LAHORE (Staff Reporter): The Competency Based Training & Assessment (CBT&A) is an efficient training system capable of bringing a paradigm shift in the delivery of technical and vocational education and training to ensure better job opportunities for youth. Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) Managing Director Sajid Naseer Khan said this […]

Vocational education: TVET termed vital for socio-economic uplift

QUETTA:The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system will help Balochistan achieve socio-economic growth and provide job opportunities to the youth. These views were expressed by speakers at a media sensitisation session organised by the Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (BTEVTA) at a technical training institute on Sarki Road on Thursday. Skilled […]