Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) organized a ‘Programme Stakeholders Group Meeting’ to discuss and nail down results and findings of a baseline study reflecting the rundown of technical and vocational education in various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). According to the company’s spokesperson, the baseline study was conducted to effectuate the four-year programme, sponsored by European Union (EU), to uplift the socioeconomic status of rural/marginalised communities through improving the quality and access of technical and vocational education for them. An exhaustive market research has been performed to trace labour market trends while attributing prevalent standards and provisions of Technical Education and Vocational Training (TVET) sector in upland provincial territories. The spokesperson further said the study uncovered the very blue-chip which will further steer successful implementation of a market demand-driven training mechanism and the capacity building of TVET institutes as adjacent phases of the program. To vouch for comprehension and sustainability of the program, TUSDEC has aligned all competent authorities, relevant to the project scope, thus formulating a full-scale stakeholders group.
