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| National Vocational & Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) RATIONALE/OBJECTIVES: In order to cope with the requirements of fast developing economy, to gear up employment generation and meet the challenges of Word Trade Organization and globalization, it was absolutely imperative to realign Technical and Vocational Education & Training (TVET) system in the country to cater for these requirements. National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) was established through an executive notification on 30.12.2005 which was revalidated through NAVTEC Ordinance 2006. In the Medium Term Development Framework (2005-2010), the government accorded high priority to skill development, acknowledging supply of skilled labour force as a mandatory input into the growth process. In the same document, the government’s stated policy objective was outlined as to develop a technical education and vocational training system to produce 0.95 million appropriately skilled workforce annually by 2010. Prior
to the establishment of NAVTEC, the subjects of vocational training
and technical education were dealt with by the Labour & Manpower
Division and Education Division respectively at the federal level.
The same structure had prevailed in the provinces; however, the
CONSULTATIVE PROCESS Views of stakeholders, such as provincial governments, Labour & Manpower Division and Law Division were solicited on the draft National Vocational and Technical Education Commission Ordinance. The Labour & Manpower Division coordinated the consultative process. Necessary amendments were incorporated in the light of the comments of the stakeholders. STRUCTURE NAVTEC is headed by its Chairman who is also Chairman, NAVTEC Board of Directors. The Board is a statutory body to provide general direction to the affairs of the Commission. The composition of the Board, as defined in the Ordinance, has provided for representation of Federal Government, Provincial Governments and Private Sector. The Board of Directors has been constituted through a notification dated 29th March, 2007. The Commission Secretariat is headed by an Executive Director. FUNCTIONS The functions of NAVTEC, as enlisted under Section 6 of the Ordinance, can be broadly grouped under the following categories:
NAVTEC will assist provincial governments in the area of skill development, facilitate public‑private partnership at the national level, coordinate national sectoral training policies and act as a catalyst. The establishment of new technical education and vocational training institutes as well as practical training is not within the mandate of NAVTEC as these functions remain with provincial governments and other relevant government agencies. EXPECTED OUTCOMES There
is an established positive linkage between economic growth and investment
in human capital. The establishment of NAVTEC and a resultant coherent
national policy for technical education and vocational training
is expected to be a key driver of NAVTEC is paying special attention to creation of linkages with the labour market. Our unemployment rate stands at 6.2%. One of the intended directions of the Commission’s work will be to transform the current supply driven TVET system into a demand driven one. TVET passed-outs can thus be ensured of their employability in the labour market. As regulating body, NAVTEC will work towards creating acceptability and recognition for TVET qualifications within the country and abroad. The acceptance/equivalence of national qualifications to international ones will assist in improving the employment prospects of Pakistani labour force abroad, which is an important source of foreign exchange for the country. Through industrial linkages, employment generation and growth supporting interventions for skill development, the Commission intends to contribute towards poverty alleviation in the country. It aims to provide adequate access to TVET facilities and cater for deficient areas and target groups such as women, workers of the informal sector and the destitute sections of society. In view of the high priority accorded by the government to skill development and then need for immediate attention to this area, the law establishing NAVTEC was promulgated as a Presidential Ordinance. The law is being tabled as a Bill to establish NAVTEC as a permanent statutory organization which has an important role to play for economic development, industrial growth, employment generation and poverty alleviation. |
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