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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
PAKISTAN
Abdul Karim
Divisional Director Education
Kalat Balochistan

Ali Jan
Additional director Directorate of
Elementary
& Secondary Education NWFP
Peshawer

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Introduction
History of Pakistan
Current status
Several policy initiatives
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary education
Higher ,Technical and Vocational education at
the provincial and national levels
The TVET system in Pakistan
Technical Education Projects (TEP-I & II)
The accreditation and certification system

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Introduction
Higher Education Commission (HEC)
Boards of Technical Education (BTE)
National Training Board (NTB)
Traded Testing Boards (TTBs)

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Current Status of
Accreditation
The current status of TVET implementation

The Two main tiers of TVET in Pakistan are:

 Vocational Training


Technical and Business Education

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Current Status of
Accreditation
Level Institutions Enrolment Teachers

Primary Level Institutions 450,136

Middle 30,418 4,550,473 246,666

Secondary 16,590 1,880,021 282,113

Higher Secondary 1,604 268,595 44,663

474(0.23%) 113,664(0.34%) 7,356(0.6%)

Secondary Tech/ Voc Institutions

Degree Colleges 677 422,931 15,653

Universities 103 520,666 60,633

Table1: Basic Educational data (Source: Survey of Pakistan 2005-06)

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Current Status of
Accreditation
The articulation arrangements in between general and TV
education

 General Education

 TV Education

 Outcome

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Current Status of
Accreditation NTB formalize
PRIMARY Join informal their training &
VTET award
certificates

Join Vocational Semi Skilled

MIDDLE or Technical and Skilled
Training workers
Centers (Workman)

Join Diploma of
Polytechnic or Associate
SECONDARY Commerce Engg.
Institutes (Technicians)
Commerc
Join e
Colleges of Colleges
COLLEGE Technology Technologists

Join Engineers
UNIVERSITY Universities of M.Sc, M.Com
Engineering & M.Phil, Ph.D.
Technology

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Figure 1: Articulation arrangements in general and TV education
Current Status of
Accreditation
Ministry of Industries Ministries of Edu.& Industries

TEVTA Board of Technical

Punjab TVET Education in NWFP
Coordinating Body Province

Ministry of Education Ministry of Education

Board of Technical NAVTEC Directorate of

Education in Sindh National Technical Education
Province Coordination Balochistan
Body

Fed.Ministry of Fed.Ministry of Provincial

Education Labor & Manpower .Ministry of
Islamabad (NTB, SDCc, TTBs) Industries
(NISTE) SDCs

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Figure 2: Accreditation and Certification agencies and their lin
Issues in Accreditation
The accreditation and certification system in TVET
Pakistan

Role and Responsibility

 Boards of Technical Education

 National Training Board

 Trade Testing Boards and Skill Development

Councils

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 Issues in Accreditation
Issues in accreditation for TVET in Pakistan

 Lack of proper institutional infrastructure at the national level

 Need proper training

 The disjointed efforts in accreditation at various levels and with

various agencies
 The relationship between the curriculum development, occupational
skill
standard development
 Quality of evaluation, assessment and certification differs from
Board to
Board
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Future Plan And Policies
Development of National TVET Policy

 National Qualification Framework

 Training Packages (Curriculum)

 Recognition of prior learning (informal

sector)

 Competency-Based training

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Future Plan And Policies
Active Industry Involvement

 Skill Standards

 Apprenticeship program

 Provision of trainers

Assessment of Demand

 Labor Market Information System

 Sector-specific needs analysis

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Future Plan And Policies
Developing Training providers Capacity

 Managerial & organizational resources

 Strong leadership by industry

 Support by NAVTEC

Quality Assurance

 NAVTEV/Province., Authorities role

 Accreditation of providers (Public & Private)

 Capacity building of testing/ examination

authorities
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Conclusion
 Globalization has brought new challenges for developing
economies.

 Comprehensive training system

 Jobs in the coming years will demand higher level.

 Pakistan must priorities its investment in education.

 The public expenditure on vocational education.

 Public-private partnership is necessary to achieve the mentioned

Goals

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 References
 Prof.Tariq Mahmood
Director, NISTE, Islamabad

 Mr.Muhammad Abid Javed

Regional Director ,NAVTES,Lahore
 Government of Pakistan, Finance Division,

Pakistan Economic Survey 2004-2005

 Amjad Rashid (2005) stills and competitiveness: Pakistan
break out the low-level Skills trap
 Government of Pakistan ,Prime Ministers Secretariat , National
Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC)
http. www.gov.pk

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Thank you…….

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