LAHORE Nov 30 (TNS): State Minister for Industries & Production, Sardar Muhammad Arshad Khan Laghari, on Thursday stressed the need for launching a comprehensive media campaign to motivate students towards technical education.
Talking to the media after inaugurating PITAC College of Technology at Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), he said that every developed nation made progress after adopting a policy of technical education and provided their industries a skilled workforce.
But, unfortunately, he said that Pakistani people follow trends and that’s why Pakistan’s technical education was far behind.
He said that more technical education institutions should be established in the country and private partners should also join hands with the government in this regard as the government alone could not cope with these challenges.
Laghari said that everything was being done purely on merit in the country, adding that even he had not given any job on recommendation.
Earlier, during his visit to PITAC, he was received by Engr. Sarfraz Ahmad Director General PITAC along with other officials.
DG PITAC Sarfraz Ahmad briefed the minister about the departmental matters. He informed the minister that PITAC had continued to train unskilled workforce of SME’s and small-scale workshops (cottage) by providing demand driven technical courses resulting in better income and employment opportunities.
In this way, he said that PITAC had directly contributed towards skill development for the SME’s and light engineering sector in accordance with the National Industrial Policy 2012 devised by the Ministry of Industries, government of Pakistan.
It is hoped that the workmen acquainted with technical skills will be a strong backbone for the local industry in future, he added.
Laghari appreciated the DG and his team for their tireless efforts and outstanding performance of the PITAC for the industry.
The Minister directed the PITAC team to work hard for helping industries in improving quality of their products, increasing production, decreasing cost and extending the scope of indigenous manufacturing.
He said that to overcome literacy problems in the country, there should be paradigm shift to bridge academia gap in industry.
The PITAC is a platform which has vigorously diversified not only basic but also advanced technical training to both skilled and unskilled individuals, he added.
