Luban Workshop, an initiative jointly advanced by the Punjab Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Pakistan and Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, China, is empowering the local youth by equipping them with technical knowhow.
“So far, 33 Pakistani graduates have received both Pakistani vocational training certificates and Chinese academic certificates,” Zhang Ying, Director of International Department, Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, told the China Economic Net (CEN).
Under this initiative, students first take a six-month course of Luban Workshop, then a 24-month study on electrical automation at Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, and six-month internship in enterprises in alliance with the workshop.
“Eight enterprises in Pakistan have entered into industry-education alliance with Luban Workshop, providing employment opportunities to the students,” Zhang added.
Unveiled at the Punjab TEVTA in 2018, the workshop primarily serves the industrial modernisation of Lahore and Multan to help in Pakistan’s industrial transformation and agricultural mechanisation.
To cultivate technical talents with necessary capabilities, 32 teachers from Pakistan and China have developed six textbooks, one set of simulation software, 160 pieces of courseware, and nearly 1,500 minutes of teaching videos.
The star course, Industrial Automation and Robotics which has been included in the technical education and vocational training system of Punjab, has completed 4,000 class hours of teaching in the local area, trained 13,572 technical youth in neighbouring provinces, and seen all the students find employment.
“In collaboration with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, we carry out an agricultural machinery training programme. Following a two-month training last October and November, a Chinese company donated a self-propelled corn harvester to MNSUAM and more modern machinery are yet to be introduced to Pakistan,” Zhang told CEN.
Annually, an average of 512 local teachers, students, and users with bachelor’s degree or above receive agricultural training, promoting mechanisation and technological innovation in Pakistan’s agriculture sector.
In Pakistan, about three million young people enter the job market each year. But lack of access to technical training and the outdated training agenda are hindering them from landing a job and obstructing the agricultural and industrial modernisation.
Luban Workshop is an international vocational education project initiated by China. Up to now, colleges in Tianjin have set up dozens of such workshops in 19 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe, empowering local youth to learn state-of-the-art technologies and contribute to their country’s development.
The article originally appeared on the China Economic Net
Published in The Express Tribune, March 24th, 2023.
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