NAVTTC skilled over 100,000 youth contributing to National development

NAVTTC has already trained 143,000 highly skilled professionals, with 71% employment; 75,268 have been trained in Hi-Tech Digital IT skills; and 53,598 in Conventional trades

Islamabad, The Gulf Observer: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission- NAVTTC is equipping youth with income-generating skills for employment generation, economic development and productivity.

Takamol Saudi Arabia and NAVTTC Pakistan are partnering in the joint skills testing andcertification programme called “Skills Verification Program” (SVP), for ensuring a competentskilled work force and employment

NAVTTC has made significant achievements and has elevated the quality of Skills &Technical and Vocational Education & Training (TVET) training in Pakistan under Chairman Shahid Khan and former Executive Director NAVTTC, Sajid Baloch. NAVTTC has equipped youth with in demand income generating technical and High Tech IT Skills trainings in cutting edge technologies like Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Apps & Game Development, Cyber Security, Industrial Automation, Cloud Computing, Mechatronics, E-Commerce, beautician etc. NAVTTC has already trained 143,000 highly skilled professionals, with 71% employment; 75,268 have been trained in Hi-Tech Digital IT skills; and 53,598 in Conventional trades. Over 13,000 NAVTTC skilled and certified youth got employed abroad and are earning billions to improve the national economy. NAVTTC has also launched the highly promising Matric-Tech and Middle Tech programmes for Skills education in Formal Education schools.

NAVTTC jobs and skills portal is a
bridge which connects the skilled youth and the employers, opening new vistas of employment and empowerment with State providing valuable services to public for getting employment and realizing their potential

Takamol Saudi Arabia and NAVTTC Pakistan are partnering in the joint skills testing and certification programme called “Skills Verification Program” (SVP), for ensuring a competent skilled work force and employment. More than 2500 youth has been tested/certified and got employed in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. NAVTTC pioneered fully automated software based system for SVP, which is being implemented as a global best practice by Takamol Saudi Arabia in other countries of Asia.

NAVTTC has contributed significantly to improve the skills training system in Pakistan and hasdeveloped a highly skilled and international standard workforce

NAVTTC is empowering expatriate Pakistani skilled workforce with globally recognized skill certification, by enhancing the prospects in international labor market employment/skill visas opportunities for Pakistani workforce, including KSA, thereby providing income, enhancing their quality of life, and earning precious foreign remittance.

NAVTTC has developed skilled workforce and jobs portal, National Employment Exchange Tool
(NEXT) i.e. jobs.gov.pk which is fully operationalized, with available data of 458,959 skilled youth with 689,878 jobs posted from 1,085 employers. The NAVTTC jobs and skills portal is a bridge which connects the skilled youth and the employers, opening new vistas of employment and empowerment with State providing valuable services to public for getting employment and realizing their potential.

Under National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF), NAVTTC has developed over 200 qualifications. More than 655 TVET institutes have been accredited across the country bringing them at par with international standards of job market.

NAVTTC has contributed significantly to improve the skills training system in Pakistan and has developed a highly skilled and international standard workforce. International development partners have been partnered NAVTTC to benefit Pakistan, including European Union, Germany GIZ, Japan JICA, British Council, UNHCR, UNICEF, ADB etc.

NAVTTC with result-oriented approach is executing various initiatives, under Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Program (PMYSDP), to uplift skills TVET sector in Pakistan. The NAVTTC management enhanced the focus on marginalized segments of society, increasing trainings opportunities for widows, orphans, persons with disabilities (PWD), transgenders etc. with employable skills.

NAVTTC arranged international accreditation of 10 TVET Institutes with TUV Rhienland, Germany and Asia Pacific and Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC). This brings them at par with international standards, which has enhanced employability in the international market. NAVTTC has also established 5 state-of-the art Centers of Excellence (CoE) with the assistance of European Union, Germany and Norway to promote excellence in the training delivery for youth and TVET practitioners. CoE Islamabad is fully operationalized to facilitate training of trainers and trainees for the modern technologies and skills to compete in the national and international labour market.

NAVTTC arranged international accreditation of 10 TVET Institutes with TUV Rhienland,Germany and Asia Pacific and Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC)

To organize TVET system of the country on modern lines, NAVTTC introduced international
recognized Competency Based Training (CBT) system in the country to replace the traditional
mode of training. With the introduction of CBT, Pakistan is geared to deliver training in accordance with the internationally demanded and recognized requirements.

NAVTTC has developed and successfully launched E- learning Modules in 04 Trades i.e. E –
Commerce, Professional Chef, Web Designing, Graphics Designing and trained 3800 youth in
these modules.

Pakistan is blessed to have a large pool of talented youth which have great potential. The youth can perform wonders when provided income generating skills, which are being served by the Government through NAVTTC.