minister said the Punjab government had made thousands of youth skillful through Skill Development Fund. He said the scope of skills’ development programme started in four districts of the Punjab had been extended to various districts. He said that a third party audit system had also been introduced for skills’ development. He said that equipping the youth with quality education was essential for taking Pakistan forward. He said there was a need of harmonising Tevta, PVTC and Skills’ Development Company with modern demands. Shahbaz Sharif directed that all the institutions concerned should pay attention to the preparation of skilled manpower according to the local and foreign market needs.
He said that making the syllabus of vocational training institutions according to the needs and modern demands of the market was essential. He said the role of teachers regarding the promotion of quality skills’ development was of great importance besides training of the teachers keeping them abreast with the modern knowledge was also vital.
The chief minister said that time had already been wasted and now no one would be allowed to waste time further. He said the departments concerned would have to take immediate steps towards the right direction. He said the hard-work would have to be done for ensuring achievement of the future targets regarding the skills’ development. He said that all the vocational training institutions would have to march forward effectively by leaving the traditional methods and the syllabus of the vocational training institutions would have to be modernised.
Executive Director Skills International and representative of City and Guilds Pakistan Danesh Abhyi Wickarma, Country Manager Asad Warraich and other officials were also present during the meeting. Provincial Ministers Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique, Dr. Ayesha Ghaus Pasha, chief secretary, chairman planning and development, secretaries concerned, Chairman TEVTA, Chairman PVTC and authorities concerned were also present.