Equipping youth with employable skills only solution to alleviate poverty and unemployment: Cheema

ISLAMABAD May 20: A number of public and private sector organizations displayed their contribution towards promoting the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and its ongoing reform in Pakistan at an event held in Islamabad.
The event-Showcasing TVET Reform in Pakistan- featured the participation of a number of diplomats, senior government officials, employers and representatives of various donor agencies and the TVET agencies as well as a large number of young people, enrolled in various TVET programmes across Pakistan.
The Executive Director NAVTTC Zulfiqar Ahmad Cheema inaugurated the event. While ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan Jean-François Cautain, ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany Ina Lepel, ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Jeannette Seppen and ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway Tore Nedrebo were the guests of honour.
The event was supported by the TVET Reform Support Programme, a five year initiative launched in 2011 to support the Government of Pakistan in improving access, relevance, equity and quality of the TVET sector. This Programme is funded by the European Union and the governments of the Netherlands, Germany and Norway. The Programme is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in close collaboration with the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC).
Speaking on the occasion, Cheema highlighted the importance of TVET, saying “equipping the youth with employable skills is the only solution to alleviate poverty and unemployment in Pakistan.”-PR