Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday chaired 11th board meeting of Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (B-TEVTA) and directs to make a compressive plan for providing technical training in various fields to 25,000 youth across the province by next year.
CM Bugti directs technical training for 25,000 & overseas job skills for 30,000 youth
QUETTA, Oct 13 (APP): Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti on Tuesday chaired 11th board meeting of Balochistan Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (B-TEVTA) and directs to make a compressive plan for providing technical training in various fields to 25,000 youth across the province by next year.
Additionally, a decision was made to fast-track the program aimed at upskilling 30,000 youth and sending them abroad for employment.
The meeting reviewed ongoing initiatives to promote technical education, enhance the professional capabilities of the youth, and create employment opportunities.
Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti inaugurated an ‘Institute Registration Portal’ designed to boost the capacity of technical education and make the registration and monitoring systems for institutions more effective.
This portal will facilitate the registration of technical training institutes and help improve the system for monitoring their performance.
Addressing the meeting, Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that fostering a conducive environment is essential for providing employment opportunities to the youth.
He emphasized that promoting technical education and skills development is indispensable for steering the youth toward economic self-reliance and added that technical training should be provided in alignment with modern standards and market demands, enabling the youth to secure employment, both locally and internationally, thereby improving their families’ economic conditions and playing an effective role in the country’s development.
The Chief Minister directed relevant officials to formulate a comprehensive strategy to integrate 25,000 youth who would complete their technical training by next year into the national and global economies.
He emphasized the need to align training programs with actual employment requirements, ensuring that youth are not merely trained but are practically connected to job opportunities.
The meeting also stressed accelerating progress on the program to equip 30,000 youth with skills in various sectors and send them abroad for employment.
The Chief Minister said that transforming the potential of the youth into employable skills for both domestic and international markets is a critical need of the hour, to achieve this, the performance of technical training institutes must be improved, training standards ensured, and effective coordination fostered among relevant agencies.
The meeting also reviewed the slow pace in achieving the targets of the Chief Minister’s Youth Skills Development Program.
It was reported that action has been initiated against those responsible for delays in program implementation and negligence in meeting the set targets.
The Chief Minister directed that the implementation of technical training projects be expedited and that the performance of relevant institutions be regularly monitored to ensure the achievement of established goals.
Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti remarked that the youth of Balochistan possess immense potential, if channeled in the right direction, this potential could play a pivotal role in the province’s economic development and prosperity.
He emphasized making technical education and vocational training programs result-oriented so that young people could access opportunities for dignified employment, enhance their economic self-reliance, and become active participants in the national and global economies.
