TVET To Train 500 More Principals To Improve Management Skills

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published April 24, 2018 | 09:07 PM

National Vocational and Technical Training Commission on Tuesday launched a special training to improve management skills of head of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutes across Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Apr, 2018 ) :National Vocational and Technical Training Commission on Tuesday launched a special training to improve management skills of head of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutes across Pakistan.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institution Management Training (TIMT) is being organized in collaboration with the TVET Sector Support Programme. The TIMT is part of the ongoing TVET sector reform in Pakistan, through which at least 500 principals and head of TVET institutes from public and private sectors will be trained on management of their institutes.

The training programme is supported by the TVET Sector Support Programme, which is funded by the European Union and governments of the Germany and Norway. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the training programme, the Executive Director of National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema said that the main purpose of this program is to provide valuable teaching method to the heads of the institution.

He said that importance of quality teaching methods can never be ignored as it is an integral part to better employment prospects for the learners in vocational training. "Better quality of training leads to better job opportunities and the instructors has a major role to play," he said.

Cheema said that principals and teachers have a great role to play for equipping the trainees with better and modern skills and ensure that the message for skill development is spread all over. He opined that the liaison between public and private sector is a must for every institute and this industrial linkage would be beneficial for provision of better employment opportunities for the TVET pass outs.