Technical education: TEVTA praised for equipping youth with skills

LAHORE:

Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Marvi Memon has said that the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) is offering demand-driven short courses to equip the youth with various skills.

Speaking at a meeting at the TEVTA Secretariat, Memon stressed the need for promoting vocational training saying that it was the key to creating employment opportunities.

Memon said the BISP had been providing a stipend of Rs1,500 a month to the deserving people.  “The BISP beneficiaries can apply for technical and professional training in programmes being offered by the TEVTA,” she said.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 30^th, 2015.