Provincial Minister for Schools Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that the government of Punjab has decided, in principle, to establish technical and vocational educational university in the province. Keeping in view the importance of this institution, immediate steps would be taken for the training of the faculty so that they could best educate the students.
It is expected, he said, that this university will be helpful in providing world class education to the skilled workers and help them earn their livelihood in Pakistan and abroad. He said that in this way, the youth would be rid of joblessness, he added.
He expressed these views while presiding over a high level meeting at the committee room of Industries Department in Civil Secretariat, today. Provincial Minister for Industries Sheikh Allauddin, Chairman TEVTA Irfan Qaiser Sheikh, CEO of Punjab Skills Development Fund Jawad Khan, Secretary Industries Dr Mujtaba Paracha and representatives of the line departments attended the meeting.
Rana Mashhood informed the meeting that the government has decided to introduce technical and vocational education at school level and added that technical and vocational education would be introduced as a subject in middle school level in the public schools. He said that 39 comprehensive high schools in different districts of the province will be converted to vocational training institutes. He added that technical education would be introduced in collaboration with TEVTA and disclosed that this facility would also be provided in Daanish Schools.
Initially, he said, awareness about technical education would be included in the syllabus from class three. This model, he said, will be adopted in Punjab and the necessary assistance of technical education commission of China would be provided.
Rana Mashhood further said that a Chinese delegation will visit Pakistan on 15 June so that necessary work on the faculty selection, research and syllabus could be finalised.
The Chinese experts will also train the faculty members so that they could provide market-oriented education and training to their students.
Provincial Minister for Industries Sheikh Allauddin also spoke on the occasion and said that that initiative would facilitate the youth and that the students will be able to earn their livelihood through the programm.