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Introduction
The technical education department has been working to provide skilled youth and
manpower who can become earning hand and shoulder the responsibilities of the
society. The portfolios of Industries and Technical Education are managed by one
department headed by a director. The technical education wing of the department
has an Assistant Director who is responsible for the affairs of the department.
Every agency has 1-2 technical education institutes. The main function of the
department is to impart technical education and provide skill personnel for
industry, trade, banking, office management both in the public as well as in
private sector, and enables a person to earn his livelihood with honour and
legal means.
Strengths and
Opportunities in the Sector
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The
strategically significant geopolitical location of FATA, has earned it great
importance internationally.
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The possible
establishment of Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) in FATA may create a
significant demand & opportunities in the tribal areas and in NWFP. The
availability of required skilled work force will be one of the key factors in
determining the success of ROZs.
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Trade and
commerce are an established strength of residents of FATA, may flourish when
communication and infrastructure sectors will develop. The closeness of the
agencies and FRs to Central Asian countries may also have a positive influence.
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Similarly the
excellent skills of many men to produce guns, pistols and rifles of
international standard can be easily expanded and institutionalized.
Development Strategy
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Develop market oriented,
area and sector specific skills in men and women to be employable (locally,
nationally and internationally); and be able to start, run and grow
enterprises.
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Enhance the quality of the
skill development courses, & introduce modern required courses.
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Build capacity of the
Directorates, Institutes and Centres for effective and efficient functioning.
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Collect and update data on
a regular basis regarding labour market demands, skills needed and available
to meet these demands; institutions within FATA and Pakistan available to
satisfactorily develop the required skills, to make planning meaningful and
link up the skilled people with employment opportunities
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Upgrade skills of already
employed men and women through on the job trainings, along with literacy
programmes to promote all around improvement.
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Run public sector
institutions effectively and efficiently to develop a pool of the trained
workforce paving the way for the private sector, in the years to come. GoP's
ample spending for skill development is necessary at this stage only, because
of the negligibly existing private sector in FATA, high cost of skill training
and poverty of most seekers of such trainings.
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Identify potential
investors to promote public private partnerships.
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Promote a gender balance in
the training programmes.
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Integrate skill
development with secondary education
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