CPEC would open new vistas of prosperity; Zulfiqar Ahmad
Islamabad (PR): In order to promote cooperation and exchange in technical and vocational sector, a meeting was held with a Chinese delegation from Yunnan Minzu University, China under the chairmanship of the Executive Director NAVTTC, Mr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema at NAVTTC HQs today. The delegation comprised Mr. Duan Gang, Vice President of Yunnan Minzu University and Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party, China and Ms. Xiaoyin Yin.
On this occasion, Mr. Zulfiqar Cheema briefed the delegation about the role of National Vocational & Technical Education Commission as an advisory body to the federal government on TVET and the recent initiatives of NAVTTC to introduce reforms in the current TVET system of Pakistan including establishment of Job Placement Center and introducing Competency Based Training throughout the country. The Executive Director emphasized that the CPEC would open new vistas of prosperity and development and offer enormous employment opportunities for the people of Pakistan. He added that CPEC is a living reflection of a strong Pak-China bond and it will serve geo-strategic interests of both the countries. He urged that the two countries should enhance their collaboration to reboot the TVET system in Pakistan. He said that skilled youth is the
most powerful tool for poverty alleviation and can play an important role in the socio- economic development of the country.
The delegation assured that China would help in establishing state-of- the-art technical &vocational institutes at strategic nodes along the CPEC route including Gilgit, Mansehra, D.I.Khan, Abbottabad, Quetta and Gawadar. The delegation also visited National Training Bureau (NTB) and t was mutually agreed that NTB will be transformed into a Center of Excellence of international standard, with the help of China.
Mr. Duan Gang offered internship for Pakistani trainees in various vocational courses including event management, e-commerce, tourism, handicrafts and agriculture etc. The delegation also extended its full cooperation in starting a teacher’s training program.
