PFC Offers Free Skilled Wood Training To Convicts In Jails

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th May, 2022 ) :Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) had offered free specialised training to convicts in Punjab jails to produce the best quality skilled wood workers.

Talking to Inspector General of Prisons Punjab Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig on Sunday,Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council Mian Kashif Ashfaq offered totally free training package and discussed its modalities and scope of enhancement of cooperation between public and private sector. He said that at present Pakistan is facing acute shortage of highly skilled wood workers so we decided in principle to meet this alarming scarcity of artisans by training the convicts on modern scientific lines to meet market driven demands.

He further offered that on successful completion of proper training, all convicts after release, will be absorbed in furniture manufacturing factories with good pay packages. Dr Waqar Ch Advisor PFC present on the occasion said "PFC may also consider offering reasonable good monthly stipend to all convicts trainees to attract maximum number of participants".

Mian Kashif Ashfaq said initially 6 months short duration course will be lunched in Central Jails of Lahore,Bahawalpur, Faisalabad and Rawaplindi and PFC will provide the top class trainers. He said special lectures will also be delivered on the importance of growing more and more useful trees to offset the hovering threat of climate change and meet wood needs of the country.

Mirza Shahid Saleem Baig appreciated the goodwill gesture of PFC and constituted a high level committee headed by Assistant Inspector General of Prisons Punjab ( Industries) Ahmad Naveed Gondal to further discuss the feasibility of this generous offer and work out a joint strategy to give final shape with the consultation of senior Superintendent Central Jail Kotlakhpat Saqib Nazir Ch ,senior Superintendent Central Jail Bahawalpur Shahram Sarwar, senior Superintendent Central Jail Addilia Rawalpindi Asad Javed Warraich and senior superintendent Central Jail Faisalabad Asghar Ali.