Country Head British Council, Amir Ramzan called on Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood and briefed him about the first British Council’s project, “VET Toolbox” to support recently established National Accreditation Council for Technical and Vocational stream.
He said that wages of Pakistani workers employed in international job market are lower than workers of other countries due to lack of international recognition of Pakistani Technical and Vocational Education and Training qualifications.
This is an era of advancement and competition where many of employers look for skills for international standards.
This funding instrument will play vital role in achieving the NAC’s objective to accredit 2000 TVET institutes according to the international standards.
