Shafay orders Tevta to engage skilled labour

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for ICI&SDD Chaudhry Shafay Hussain Friday directed the Tevta for devising a plan to expand software courses and engage skilled labour internationally and in local industries.

He said this during his visit to Tevta secretariat on Friday where he also planted a tree as part of the plantation campaign. The minister called for a report on the closure of Ceramics College Gujrat for the past 10 years. He said that labs in Tevta's institutions would be upgraded. Teacher training programmes are of utmost importance and foreign teachers should be included in these programmes.

Shafay said that Tevta should play an effective role in equipping youth with modern sciences. He directed that apart from the Chinese language courses, Arabic, German, and Japanese language courses should also be arranged.

He said that Tevta's institutions would be brought up to international standards so that students could earn valuable foreign exchange for the country by learning skills here and working abroad.

Shafay said that scholarship programmes should be initiated in Tevta's institutions. Courses on Artificial Intelligence, Solar Panel Technology and Crane Operators should also be started.

UVAS observes World Down Syndrome Day

The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Friday organised seminar and walk in connection with World Down Syndrome Day.

The events were aimed at creating awareness among the public regarding the down syndrome disease, its symptoms, treatment, ambiguities, diagnosis and other issues. Principal Officer Students Affairs Prof Dr Aneela Zameer Durrani, Director Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr Tahir Mehmood Khan and a number of faculty members and students attended in the walk led by UVAS Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Younus. A seminar was also arranged on the occasion wherein guest speakers spoke about the introduction of down syndrome, highlighted physician's aspects and talked about the developmental defect and child psychology with particular relevance to down syndrome.