TOBA TEK SINGH: Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) Chief Operating Officer Ahmad Khawar Shahzad stated at a meeting with FCCI members on Friday that Tevta is thinking about evening sessions to double its enrollment f rom 90,000 to 180,000.

He said the industrial sector`s innovation and automation have raised the need for trained labour.

Tevta of fers 230 courses across 57 trades, and more are being added to meetnew demands. He said that a meeting would be arranged online with industrialists, as their participation would resolve their Tevta-related issues.

About differently-abled people, he said Tevta could arrange courses for them at the specific request of the industrialists. He stated that industrialists must inform him of the need for new courses or changes to existing courses designed specifically for challenged people.

He asked the Embroidery Association president to advise Tevta about new courses or the necessary amendments tothe existing courses in accordance with their requirement for skilled manpower.

He said Tevta was considering relaunching the `Kissan ki Beti` pro-gramme for women`s empowerment by imparting them training in the preparadon, and conservation of food delicacies in addition to its packing and marketing.