APBF joins hands for Advisory Forum on TVET established in Punjab to improve Public and Private Sector partnership

APBF joins hands for Advisory Forum on TVET established in Punjab to improve Public and Private Sector partnership

LAHORE, May 26, 2017: Better employable skills and improved Technical

and Vocational Education Training (TVET)

is only possible through active involvement of private sector and close collaboration with public sector; leading towards economic prosperity.This opinion

was developed in the first meeting of the Punjab TVET Advisory Forum,organized

here on Thursday.

The forum was organized by the TVET Reform Support Programme, which is funded by the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the Royal Norwegian Embassy, implemented by the Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in close collaboration with the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) as well as provincial Technical Education and Vocational Training Authorities (TEVTAs) and private sector organizations.

Photograph: Team Lead Private Sector Engagement during the discussion session

The forum will serve as a platform for the stakeholders from public and private sectors to improve collaboration through advocacy & awareness, provide strategic guidance regarding the implementation of the TVET reform, discuss policy issues and make the recommendations for improvements of the TVET sector. Participants agreed on the constitution of the forum as well as the terms of reference and showed interest in the scope having such forum in-place.

Mr. Hans LudwigBruns, Head of Programme TVET Reform Support Programme while opening the session shared the outcomes achieved in the first phase of TVET Reform Support Programme and shared a detailed prospect of the second phase of

the Programme.

Photograph: Members of the forum during the discussion session

Office bearers and senior representatives