STEVTA Introduction
At the time of Independence, Technical Education was offered in the Engineering colleges with total annual intake capacity of about 350 students in three fields of Engineering (Civil, Electrical & Mechanical). The 1st Polytechnic Institute, now Govt. College of Technology (GCT), Karachi was established in 1955 with assistance of Ford Foundation, USA. Now, there are 252 TEVT institutions in all over the province. In Sindh, TEVT administration until recently was in fragmented manner and controlled by three different departments i.e. 182 Institutes – Education & Literacy, 34 Institutes – Labour and 16 Institutes by Social Welfare Department. Due to lack of coordination, these departments were performing overlapping functions, especially in the area of Vocational Trainings and did not focus on effective control and did not align with Federal / Provincial Policy Framework. Besides, infrastructure of these institutions in terms of buildings, equipment, machinery and faculty did not meet national and international standards. Due to proficiency gaps, trained manpower was not acceptable to local & international labour markets. Keeping in view, the changing Domestic and International labor market requirement and in line with the scheme of reorganization of TEVT Institutions adopted by other provinces, Government established Sindh TEVTA to undertake & manage TEVT Institutions in the province. In order to extend complete autonomy & effective management, the policy making task has been entrusted to the STEVTA Board consisting of eminent professionals, from Public & Private Sector, Representatives from leading industries, universities etc. Sindh Cabinet in its meeting held on 28th February 2009 entrusted, the administrative control of all TEVT Institutions of the Province to STEVTA.
STEVTA Vision
Skills for sustainable socio-economic development.
STEVTA Mission:
Provide demand driven skills training to prepare the workforce for the local and international labour market.
Objectives
- Provide quality training and life flexible learning for employability
- Develop and strengthen industry institute linkages and public private partnership
Provide excess and equity for the informal economy.
NAVTTC Short Introduction
National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) was established in 2005 to regulate & manage TVET Sector in Pakistan. NAVTTC, under Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, is the apex body mandated to promote, facilitate, regulate, strategize, revamp, approve curricula, train, and provide policy direction for country’s entire Technical & Vocational Education and Training and development system.
NAVTTC Vision
Skills for Employability, Skills for All.
NAVTTC Mission:
To provide direction, support and an enabling environment to the public and private sectors to implement training for skills development in order to enhance social and economic profile