This was stated by Ms Anne Kofoed, first secretary, delegation of European Union for Education and Governance, while addressing a joint meeting of FCCI Standing Committees on Industry Academia Linkages and Training Development here Sunday.

She underlined the importance of education for socio-economic uplift of Pakistan. She said that delegation of EU is making strenuous efforts for promotion of education with a targeted approach on under developed province and backward rural areas of Pakistan.

Regarding capacity building of private sector, she told that GIZ is working for the last many years in Pakistan to provide much needed training and improve the technical skills of its workers.    She said that sector specific syllabuses are being prepared in consultation with the stakeholders concerned.

She said that five-to-seven market driven sectors have been indentified in which GIZ is already providing training and facilities. “Among these sectors includes textile, energy and chemical etc”, she told.

Earlier, President FCCI Shabbir Hussain Chawla said that industry had played a major role in the development of Faisalabad.

He said that up gradation of technology is imperative to further improve the quality of Pakistani products. "In this connection GIZ has played a major role in providing necessary skills to the Pakistani workers and hoped that its presence will help Pakistan to bring qualitative and quantitative improvement in the overall efficiency of private sector," he added.

Dr Habib Aslam Gabba, chairman FCCI Standing Committees, said that we should concentrate on practical training instead of wasting our time on unnecessary discussions.