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Vocational centres get equipment

2014-12-11
PESHAWAR: Computers, laptops and other equipment have been handed over to the 10 vocational counselling and job placement centres, set up by the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) in the province to make training delivery according to the market needs.

A ceremony in this regard was held here on Wednesday, where adviser to CM on technical education Shah Mohammad Wazir was the chief guest, while Tevta chairman Nauman Wazir was also present on the occasion.

These centres have been set up with the assistance of TVET Reform Support Programme, which is funded by the European Union and the governments of Germany, Norway and the Netherlands and being implemented by German fi rm, GIZ in Pakistan. The centres will also facilitate the graduates in seeking employment.

Addressing the ceremony, Shah Wazir said that the provincial government had allocated Rs8 billion for bringing the technical educational institutes of the province at par with the international standard. He stressed the need for bringing improvement in the standard of technical education.

He urged the experts of technical education to work devotedly, saying the government was ready for extending all possible support and cooperation in that regard.

On the occasion, Tevta chief Nauman Wazir said that a total of 73 technical institutions were being established in the province. However, he said that initially 10 vocational counselling and job placement centres were being established in Peshawar, Kohat, Tangi, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Chakdara and Mardan. The centres, he said, would impart training to graduates of technical institutes in getting employment.

He asked the heads of the technical and vocational training institutes to deliver their responsibilities with honesty and professional approach. — Bureau Report