Daily News paper "The Times" Report
Yousaf Kamal promoted as PVTC chairman
Staff Report:
Staff Report:
LAHORE: The Punjab government had promoted Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) member Yousaf Kamal to the post of Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) Chairman. Kamal was one of the PPSC members of the panel who was due to conduct interviews of Faisalabad assistant sub inspectors from December 15 onwards. After Kamal’s resignation, the interviews would be conducted by other PPSC sources. Kamal had completed his graduation from the London School of Economics (LSE) and the Harvard University. He vowed to work for the PVTC with commitment and dedication. He said that he intended to promote and develop society through the promotion of Zakat. He promised to enhance the skills of the poor, and to flourish their potential.
Daily News paper "The News" Report
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority, Punjab Vocational Training Council sign pacts on textile, cattle farming
LAHORE (June 26 2002) : Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) has entered into two different agreements with Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) to promote computer-aided designs in textile sector and initiate training programme for artificial insemination in cattle farming.Smeda's Chief Executive Officer, Iqbal Mustafa and PVTC's General Manager, Sajid Naseer Khan signed the agreements at Smeda's head office on Tuesday.Chief Operating Officer Smeda, Asir Manzur apprised the participants of signing ceremony about the impact of these agreements on textile and cattle farming sectors.Under the agreements, PVTC would be responsible for providing building space at its existing Vocational Training Institute (VTI), Sialkot, for CFC/CPD and will also ensure that proper classroom with one computer laboratory are available when required for conducting training courses in Computerised Pattern Designing. Smeda will provide the initial necessary equipment for establishing CFC/CPD. In addition to that, Smeda will also provide renovation/furnishing cost of the space for CFC/CPD operational area, excluding classrooms.In addition to CFC/CPD training courses for Computerised Pattern Designing will also be initiated at VTI Sialkot. VTI can use, without any consideration, the equipment provided by Smeda for conducting training of Computerised Pattern Designing without affecting the operations of common facility centre.The VTI is managed by PVTC through a Board of Management (BOM). PVTC shall place Smeda representative on the existing BOM of the VTI, Sialkot. The said BOM will be responsible for overall supervision of CFC/CPD. Any changes in the CFC/CPD programme would be made with mutual consent of Smeda & PVTC.For speedy decision making of important issues regarding CFC/CPD, an action committee will be constituted that will comprise of President BOM, Principal of VTI Sialkot and one representative of Smeda. CFC/CPD will be a self-sustaining project and Smeda and PVTC will carry out its periodic performance evaluation.Smeda & PVTC will design Standard Operating Procedures for CFC/CPD & training in consultation with VTI Sialkot, which will be implemented after approval of BOM, VTI Sialkot. Smeda will also assist PVTC for designing training module.Iqbal Mustafa, CEO of Smeda and Sajid Naseer Khan, General Manager PVTC while commenting on this agreement were confident that the agreement would go a long way to help SMEs in the field of computerised pattern designing.
Daily News paper "The News" Report
Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) would provide training to the farmers in different skills at their door step.
Punjab to increase capacity of training institutes.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
By Mansoor Ahmad
LAHORE: Encouraged by the uptake of workforce trained in demand-driven skills by the industry, the Punjab government would increase the capacity of its skill training institutes from current 250,000 students a year to 475,000 in the next fiscal.
The government is providing skill training through two separate institutions, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) and Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC). Training courses are designed in consultation with the local industry and in accordance with their demand.
The students that pass out these training courses mostly are absorbed in the industries. "Job opportunities for skilled workers continue to increase even today when industrial production is on decline," said Chairman TEVTA Mohsin Syed.
He said TEVTA produced 225,000 skilled workers this fiscal. Most of them got jobs during their on-job training in different industries. "In fact, industries are our partners in skill training."
He said the training courses are conducted according to the demand in the industries. He said gap between the supply and demand of skills still exists and Punjab would have to increase its skill training capacity by at least 100 per cent in next three years.
"The industry has now realized that on job training to produce skill workers does not produce desired result as it requires professional trainers," said Yusuf Kamal chairman Punjab Vocational Training Council.
He said recently the PVTC signed an agreement with a Sialkot-based leather garment stitching unit under which the professional trainers from PVTC would train 120 workers in 12 months on leather garment stitching machines. He said the training would be conducted at the manufacturing facility of the exporter that would also provide the raw material for four courses of three months in one year in which 30 students would be trained by the professional trainers of PVTC in each course.
He said PVTC has persuaded NEVTEC to bear the tuition fee of Rs1,800 per months for each student and the exporting unit has been persuaded to provide Rs2,000 stipend to each student. He said the students would be selected on merit by PVTC from poor deserving families. He said an exporter has also guaranteed employment to all those that pass out this course. This, he added, shows that demand for certain skills is still high in Punjab.
LAHORE: Encouraged by the uptake of workforce trained in demand-driven skills by the industry, the Punjab government would increase the capacity of its skill training institutes from current 250,000 students a year to 475,000 in the next fiscal.
The government is providing skill training through two separate institutions, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) and Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC). Training courses are designed in consultation with the local industry and in accordance with their demand.
The students that pass out these training courses mostly are absorbed in the industries. "Job opportunities for skilled workers continue to increase even today when industrial production is on decline," said Chairman TEVTA Mohsin Syed.
He said TEVTA produced 225,000 skilled workers this fiscal. Most of them got jobs during their on-job training in different industries. "In fact, industries are our partners in skill training."
He said the training courses are conducted according to the demand in the industries. He said gap between the supply and demand of skills still exists and Punjab would have to increase its skill training capacity by at least 100 per cent in next three years.
"The industry has now realized that on job training to produce skill workers does not produce desired result as it requires professional trainers," said Yusuf Kamal chairman Punjab Vocational Training Council.
He said recently the PVTC signed an agreement with a Sialkot-based leather garment stitching unit under which the professional trainers from PVTC would train 120 workers in 12 months on leather garment stitching machines. He said the training would be conducted at the manufacturing facility of the exporter that would also provide the raw material for four courses of three months in one year in which 30 students would be trained by the professional trainers of PVTC in each course.
He said PVTC has persuaded NEVTEC to bear the tuition fee of Rs1,800 per months for each student and the exporting unit has been persuaded to provide Rs2,000 stipend to each student. He said the students would be selected on merit by PVTC from poor deserving families. He said an exporter has also guaranteed employment to all those that pass out this course. This, he added, shows that demand for certain skills is still high in Punjab.
Mohsin said in next fiscal year the TEVTA plans to train 100,000 farmers in farming skills.
He said actual potential of agriculture could only be achieved if the farmers adopt latest farming techniques to handle modern farming equipment. He said real potential of agriculture could only be achieved if the farmers know the modern agricultural techniques. He said the master trainers in farming are currently undergoing rigorous training. He said TEVTA presently has 15,000 trainers in its faculty that serve in its different institutes.
He said more trainers are being employed. He said besides establishing model farms the TEVTA would provide training to the farmers in different skills at their door step. Pakistan yearly needs 1.2 skilled workers annually while the country hardly produces half the quantity most of them in Punjab. Punjab is still not self-sufficient in skill workforce and need to double its skilled human resource output to catch up with the industrial demand. Experts point out that value added manufacturing and agriculture production could only be possible through skilled workforce only.
He said more trainers are being employed. He said besides establishing model farms the TEVTA would provide training to the farmers in different skills at their door step. Pakistan yearly needs 1.2 skilled workers annually while the country hardly produces half the quantity most of them in Punjab. Punjab is still not self-sufficient in skill workforce and need to double its skilled human resource output to catch up with the industrial demand. Experts point out that value added manufacturing and agriculture production could only be possible through skilled workforce only.
Vocational teachers, students protest
Dawn Report
Dawn Report
Saturday, 04 Apr, 2009 03:56 AM PST
SAHIWAL, April 3: Teachers and students of three vocational training institutes (VTI) staged a rally from Farid Town to the DCO’s office here on Friday to protest the sacking of 400 teachers throughout the province. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC) management for what they called "unjust" decision. Yousaf Kamal, the PVTC chairman, terminated the services of around 400 teachers without notice on April 1 who were inducted in 1998 in different VTIs in the province. The demonstrators wanted reaching the press club but the Civil Lines police intercepted them near the DCO’s office and made them to disperse. At least eight teachers have been sacked in this district, which, according to students, would affect their studies. "We will protest until this unjust decision is withdrawn," Muhammad Tanvir, a former employee of Harrapa VTI, told Dawn. TOBA TEK SINGH: Students of the government vocational training institute, Kamalia staged a demonstration on Friday over removal of their teaching staff by the provincial government. They reached in a procession at Thana chowk and set on fire old tyres as a result traffic also remained blocked for sometime. They were raising slogans for the reinstatement of retrenched teaching staff members. MULTAN: A large number of employees of the Punjab Vocational Training Council protested against their termination, terming it an unjustified act. Carrying placards, demonstrators gathered at Chowk Kumharanwala and shouted slogans for their immediate reinstatement. They urged the Punjab chief minister to interfere in the matter.
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