Mechanism devised to provide jobs to Tevta trainees: Shafay

LAHORE:Provincial Minister for Industries and Commerce Chaudhry Shafay Hussain said that a mechanism has also been devised to provide employment to the trainees of Tevta institutes. He said this while chairing the first meeting of Tevta new board at the Tevta's Secretariat on Monday.

The meeting, which lasted for three hours reviewed Tevta's performance, goals and future action plan. Tevta Chairman Brig (retd) M Sajid Khokhar gave a detailed briefing during the meeting.

While addressing the meeting, Chaudhry Shafay said that a new Tevta Board has been formed and together we will improve the quality of technical education. He said a phased programme of up-gradation of 388 institutions of Tevta has been initiated across Punjab under which, the labs and courses of Tevta institutes are being established and formulated according to international standards.

He said that under the ‘Chief Minister's Skill Development Programme’, 1,000 children have completed 3-month IT short courses while 1,000 courses are being conducted in the second phase in which 4,000 children will be imparted advanced IT courses training in a year. All these courses are being conducted free of cost in Tevta institutes and will also have international certification, he informed.

Chaudhry Shafay said that the Universities Act is being amended to improve the quality of education and increase the enrollment in the three technical universities organised by Tevta. A teacher training programme will also be launched to enhance the capacity building of teachers of Tevta institutions. He said that work on the project of creating Centres of Excellence in Tevta institutions is ongoing rapidly.

During the meeting, various committees were also constituted to carry out various affairs of the board. Secretary Industries and Commerce Ehsan Bhutta, Chief Operating Officer Tevta Shahid Zaman, Senior DG Tevta Akhtar Abbas Bharwana and board members attended the meeting.