Seminary students set to receive skills training

Tordhair directed to digitize the overall affairs of TEVTA to bring transparency in the entire system of procurement

PESHAWAR:

Special Assistant to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister for Technical Education and Industry Abdul Karim Tordhair on Wednesday directed the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority to present a comprehensive plan to extend the scope of vocational training to the students of seminaries.

He said that the models of other countries should also be reviewed in this regard so that the students of Madrassas in the province could be equipped with various technical skills and training along with religious studies.

He also directed to digitize the overall affairs of TEVTA, adding that steps should be taken to bring transparency in the entire system of procurement and development projects. He issued these instructions during separate briefings regarding the procurement and development projects of TEVTA.

Managing Director TEVTA Aamir Afaq, Director Works and P&D Haider Ali, Director Procurement Khalid Usman, Director Finance Munir Gul and other relevant officers attended the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28^th, 2024.