LAHORE:Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Chairperson Mamoon Jaffar Tarar said on Thursday that the Authority was continuing its focus on industry demand-driven courses to provide readily available workforce for all relevant industries.
He was addressing a ceremony, held for signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Printing and Graphic Art Industry (PAPGAI) at the TEVTA secretariat.
While explaining details, the chairperson said that as per the MoU, TEVTA would organise industry demand-driven courses for the printing and graphic art industry. He said that according to the agreement, TEVTA would provide location, teachers and infrastructure for courses while PAPGAI would provide a Rs 10,000 stipend to the students for job training.
He also explained that in the beginning the course was being started as a pilot project, but later it would be expanded.
TEVTA also signed an MoU with the Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme (CHIP), which would start courses for special youngsters. The Authority would provide space for a classroom while CHIP would identify special youngsters 10-km around TEVTA institutes.