NAVTTC Planning To Establish 5 More Centers Of Excellence Across Pakistan

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) have been planning to establish 5 more centers of excellence across Pakistan. The institutes are planned to be established in capital cities of each province including one in Islamabad. The institutes will be established with collaborations of various partner organizations.

Talking about the academic structure of institutions, an official of NAVTTC informed the press that the Institutions will be provided with well equipped infrastructure, modern technologies, research training, teachers training facility and cooperation with private sector will also be assured. The centers of excellence are also announced to be developed in National Training Bureau (NTB), National Skills University (National Institute of Scientific and Technical Education-NISTE) in Islamabad.

The COE to be developed in National Skills University is funded by Turkish Development Agency, TIKA whereas, the other COEs are still under process of construction, planning and funding. PC-1 has started working on establishment of technical training facilities in 13 districts of the country to meet the growing needs of Heavy Machinery Operators and international and private jobs market.

The importance of technical and vocational training institutes is regarded highly in developing countries like Pakistan. China has made massive investment in technical training institutions along with collaboration of Punjab government to meet the growing needs of technically skilled workers for ongoing CPEC project. The courses based on technical and vocational training programmes are short and their jobs can be availed in their professional field instantly.

PC-1 is establishing technical and vocational training institutions in districts such as: Gilgit, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Mansehra, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, Quetta, Gwadar, Sukkur, Hyderabad and Karachi. Through its establishment, employment will be provided to many Pakistani youngsters who will help stabilize the economy of Pakistan.

Currently the numbers of vocational and technical institutions in various major cities of Pakistan are as below:

1. Aligarh Institute of Technology
2. Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program
3. Diploma of Associate Engineering
4. Don Bosco Technical Institute, Lahore
5. Government College of Technology, Faisalabad
6. Jinnah Polytechnic Institute
7. Logix College
8. National Technology Council (Pakistan)
9. National Vocational and Technical Training Commission
10. Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute
11. St. Joseph's Technical Institute, Faisalabad
12. St. Patrick's Institute of Science & Technology
13. Sargodha Institute of Technology
14. Sindh Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority
15. Technical School Certificate
16. Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority
17. University of Technology, Nowshera

A major benefit of technical and vocational training is that its experience is taken during working professionally in the field which usually makes the graduates more efficient. The graduating students have wider job opportunities and progress more quickly as compared to those who take 4 years time span course. Moreover the vocational and technical degree holders are proficient in completing their project on time because of gaining on field rigorous training. Almost all vocational and technical training courses are short termed and the needy students can get job instantly and can pursue their education if they wish.