EU lays emphasis on employable skills

European Union Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Riina Kionka visited the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Peshawar, to experience the functionality of the centre under the new role.

The mission was pleased to note that the CoE, Peshawar is playing its role in the reformation of TVET sector in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), said a press statement issued here on Tuesday.

The CoE has been upgraded through the provision of state-ofthe- art equipment and civil works through the support of TVET Sector Support Programme, funded by the European Union, Government of Norway and the Federal Republic of Germany and it is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

The ambassador visited various labs and inspected the status of operations being executed at the centre.

She held interactive sessions with the students and faculty of the centre and reviewed diversified products formulated by the students during project assignments.

She lauded the efforts of the management as well as the faculty in imparting requisite marketable skills to the students.

Sadiq Orakzai, Director KP-TEVTA and Dr Hazrat Hussain, Principal CoE Peshawar presented brief overview of the achievements made by the center in the preceding years.

Hundreds of faculty and students have imparted contemporary skills in various trades, which reflects a unique feature of the center, he said, adding that the agreements executed with the potential private sector stakeholders for joint collaboration.

He pledged that the centre would further be strengthened for fortification of quality management unit in near future.

Tahir Khan and Qazi Farid of TVET SSP appreciated the significant role being played by the center through catering the skills needs of the present market, adding that a good number of employers were attracted to hire the skilled students trained by the centre.