Punjab passes Apprenticeship Act 2021

LAHORE:Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority Chairperson Ali Salman Siddique has said that Punjab has become the first province to pass the Apprenticeship Act 2021 while replacing the Apprenticeship Ordinance 1962 after 60 years to provide the skilled youths with better economic opportunities and the industry with skilled labour force according to their specifications.

While addressing a meeting at Tevta Secretariat, Ali Salman Siddique said the Apprenticeship Act was a critical step towards realisation of Tevta Vision 2023 which focused on quality demand-driven skills with economic opportunities for trainees where they would not only be given technical and vocational education but also on the job training in industry. This was in line with the prime minister’s vision for 10 million jobs, he added.

He said that unlike in the past where apprenticeship law was used as a tool against the industry, Tevta through its new skill ecosystem had created a direct linkage with the industry through sector skill councils and public-private partnerships to empower the industry in its decision making process.

LBISE exam controller additional charge: Higher Education Department (HED) Punjab has assigned additional charge of the post of Controller of Examinations, Lahore Board to Tahir Hussain Jafari.

According to a notification issued in this regard, Tahir Hussain Jafari, Senior Subject Specialist (Geography) Government Arif Higher Secondary School, Mustafabad, Lahore, will hold the additional charge of the post until arrival of a regular incumbent in addition to his own duties and assignments. He joined as Controller for Examination, Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore on Friday.