The first Post Graduate Certificate Course in Engineering and Financial Management jointly organised by the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology concluded at WAPDA Administrative Staff College on Monday.
The 8-week course, first of its kind in Pakistan, was aimed at improving managerial skills of technical, administrative and financial professionals of all disciplines.
Farhan Ahmad, Assistant Manager (Design), NTDC and Zeeshan Fawad, Ministry of Defence secured first and second positions respectively, while Ammar Nazir, Deputy Director (Floods) Water Wing, WAPDA and Abdul Majid Jatoi, Assistant Manager (Project Management Unit) HESCO, jointly bagged third position in the course.
WAPDA Chairman Shakil Durrani, the chief guest at the graduation ceremony, gave away medals and certificates to the participants. On this occasion, Durrani said that infrastructure development was imperative for sustained progress, while engineering management and financial administration played a key role in implementing infrastructure-related projects.
