‘CPEC to create job opportunities’

LAHORE: Tevta Chairman Irfan Qaiser Sheikh has said China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will bring industry in Pakistan and create job opportunities. In a press statement issued on Monday, he said there was a dire need to create a workforce along with industry to fulfill the future needs of industry and added this workforce should meet international standards so they could avail opportunities. Irfan Qaiser said Tevta was offering 50 short-courses to students of Punjab besides it was also awarding Rs 1,000 stipend. He said Tevta had already started HTV driving courses as after the CPEC there would be demand of heavy vehicle drivers. He said similarly hospitality sector was also being focused as trainers from Sri Lanka were training students in this field. Similarly, in order to meet the increasing demand of Chinese language, second and third shifts of the language class had been started all across Punjab. He said IT courses started in collaboration with Microsoft showed outstanding results therefore the same would also be extended to facilitate more and more students.