Public-private partnership projects to help create jobs

The speakers at a dialogue here on Tuesday emphasized on a strong partnership between public and private sector in order to bring more job opportunities in the field of technical and vocational education and training in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The remarks were made at a dialogue organized at Govt. Advance Technical Training Center by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (KP TEVTA) and FATA Development Authority (FATA DA) in collaboration with TVET Sector Support Programme, which is funded by the European Union and governments of Germany and Norway. The event was attended by the representatives of government, allied departments and enterprises as well as stakeholders of TVET sector in the province.
Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were also signed between FATA DA with All Tribal Contractors Association and KP TEVTA with Pharma Association KP during the ceremony. Those who spoke at the occasion included Malik Niaz, vice president Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ishfaq Piracha, Dr Maqbool of Pharma Association, FATA DA manager skills Pir Arshad Farooq, Principal of GATC Dr Hazrat Hussain, Monib Khattak, Faiz Mohammed and Adeel Pathan.
They were of the opinion that cooperation between public and private sector is of a critical importance for making delivery of the technical and vocational education and training in line with the market needs. They said that greater participation of the private sector in design and delivery of the TVET is of prime importance which improves the quality of training delivery and ultimately results in better TVET system.
There is a need for launching demand is driven courses in order to fill the skills gap in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for which a strong linkage between public and private sector organization is significant.
Speaking at the occasion, the speakers said that skills are really important for creating better job opportunities for youth and it's our collective responsibility to improve the system. They said that provincial government is paying keen attention for the betterment of TVET sector and inclusion of private sector in all representatives' bodies is a top priority to ensure that trainings are imparted in demand driven trades as per market needs.