Workshop on capacity building of engineers

Islamabad: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) organised Industrial Consultation Workshop on Capacity Building and Skills Enhancement of Engineers.

Engineer Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed Sheikh Additional Registrar Pakistan Engineering Council, Dr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui Convener, PEC Committee on Engineers Skills Development (ESDC), Engineer Dr. Ali Sajid Co-Convener ESDC, Engineer Tahir Shamshad Ex-President NESPAK, members of engineers’ community, representatives of industry and various organizations were present at the occasion.

Addressing the workshop, Tahir Abbasi, acting president, ICCI said that engineers were playing important role in the economic development of countries. However, he said that in Pakistan, universities were more focused on theoretical education of engineers due to which they were unable to perform up to the requirements of industry. He stressed that universities in collaboration with industry should give more focus on practical education and training of engineers that would improve their employability and lead to better growth of industry. He emphasized that engineers should find out solutions of industry problems to promote industrial efficiency. Saif ur Rahman Khan, vice president ICCI said that Chamber was ready to cooperate with PEC for providing internship to engineers in industrial sector so that they could get practical experience and play effective role in industrial development.