The Government of Punjab has launched the first-ever Special Education Policy to ensure People With Disabilities (PWDs) in the province have access to an inclusive and improved education system that meets their needs. Deputy Head of Department For International Development and representatives from a number of organizations attended the launch of Punjab Special Education Policy.
Punjab Minister for Higher Education Raja Yassir Humayun Sarfaraz proposed that there should be no age limit for students wishing to enroll at universities , during a consultative meeting on defining the roadmap for community colleges in Punjab. The meeting took place at PHEC secretariat at Arfa Software Technology Park (ASTP) Lahore and was chaired by the provincial higher education minister.
Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) skills summer camps, for the first time, are being set up across Punjab, says a press release.
Chairman TEVTA Hafiz Farhat Abbas was holding a meeting of officials at the TEVTA Secretariat. He said that for the first time TEVTA skills summer camps are being set up across Punjab. In summer camps 19 short courses will be started for boys while 16 for girls. These courses included mobile repairing, motorbike mechanic, beautician, fashion designing, professional cooking, web designing and others.
Summer camp classes will begin on June 12, he said. He also advised the operation wing to maintain similar quality standards in all districts and that no compromise should be made on quality. Chairman Hafiz Farhat Abbas also said that the government is considering all resources for employment of youngsters of Punjab.
With a vision “to empower our youth with a new focus on Quality Demand Driven Skills and to develop Economic Opportunities through Entrepreneurship and Job Placements at Local and International Level”, TEVTA is a premier skill provider with its strong presence at every Tehsil and district of the Punjab in 150+ disciplines to transform the skill landscape of province through demand drive skills of the highest possible quality.