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.
Congratulating the graduates, he hoped that they would effectively capitalise on their skills acquired through the course in discharging their professional duties.
GIK Institute Rector Engineer Jehangir Bashar said that initiation of the course by WAPDA and GIK Institute was a great idea, suggesting that the postgraduate course could be upgraded to a degree course.
