CM urges steps for job placement after skill training

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has stressed the need for innovative technical training courses to spur economic growth and re-duce unemployment.

Chairing a meeting to finalise the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Mapping Plan on Sunday, the CM said ad-vanced courses in the market-driven trades should be taught in the insti-tutes.

The CM emphasised that the new courses must include training in con-struction, textiles, garments, tourism, hospitality, information and com-munication technology, automobile assembly and repair, food pro-cessing, biomedical technology, light engineering, renewable energy and surgical instruments.

She directed the authorities concerned to establish partnerships with leading industries to support internships, apprenticeships and job placement.

She also called for introducing Korean, Japanese, German, Chinese and Arabic language courses in TEVTA institutions.

CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif agreed to a proposal to establish the Punjab Overseas Employment Promotion Authority for skilled jobs in the interna-tional market.

She issued directives to outsource the heavy machinery operator course in collaboration with large scale developers.

The CM approved the construction of 45 welding workshops in nine cit-ies, besides modern welding and construction course labs in Gujranwa-la, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Multan, Attock, Taxila, Layyah and Mianwali.

She also agreed to a proposal to recruit 1,000 employees to overcome shortage of human resource in TEVTA, and directed the authority to in-crease the monthly budget for the purchase of practical training material to Rs2,000 per student.

She also directed the relevant authorities to issue guidelines to ensure biometric attendance of the teachers.