A major step in the development of employable skills for youth in the country was taken on Tuesday, with the signing of agreements to transform selected model Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutes into four Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan. Through provision of modern equipment, improved curricula and trained teachers these centres of excellence will be providing state-of-the-art skills training to youth, in line with requirements in the labour market. Establishment of the Centres of Excellence in Pakistan is a recognized flagship intervention under EU’s Global Gateway initiative, in which the EU leverages public and private sector investments across the globe.

Co-funded by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany, the initiative is implemented by GIZ and the British Council in close collaboration with NAVTTC as part of a broader strategy to strengthen the TVET sector and enhance youth employment opportunities. The signing ceremony was attended by the Secretary of Education, Ministry for Federal Education and Professional Training Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, European Union Deputy Ambassador Philipp Oliver Gross, NAVTTC, the TVET Sector Support Programme, and high ups of the governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan