Tevta introduces whistle-blower policy

LAHORE:The Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has launched a whistle-blower policy under which complaints regarding corruption, inefficiency and misconduct in the Tevta institutions could be reported through email or letter on which prompt action would be initiated.

This was stated by Tevta Chairperson Ali Salman Siddique while addressing a meeting regarding ''Hunarmand Nojawan'' in Tevta Secretariat here Wednesday. Ali Salman said that anyone who had a complaint could send it through social media, email or letter along with complete details.

He said that the name of the complainant would be kept confidential as a matter of the policy. The meeting was informed that action on a complaint of misconduct regarding an official of Tevta belonging to an institute in Kamalia had already been initiated.

The Tevta chairperson said, “Teachers are respectable for us as they have a leading role in accomplishment of the mission assigned to Tevta. We are taking all possible steps for ensuring rights and facilitation but corruption, inefficiency and misconduct would not be tolerated under any circumstances."

The meeting was informed that Tevta officials and others could attend the open court of the Tevta chairperson held every Friday in Tevta Secretariat. In his concluding remarks, Ali Salman Siddique said that Tevta Punjab was pursuing its new vision of running demand-driven courses, ensuring jobs and entrepreneurial skills for its trainees. He said Tevta was striving for achieving the goals under the ''Hunarmand Nojawan” programme under which training and skills would be imparted to the trainees in different trades.