Dr. Arif Alvi has said that socio-economic development of country is not possible without skilled manpower. Chairing a meeting of Senate of National Skills University at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday, he asked the management of the university to take steps for the provision of skill-based technical education across the country.
President Alvi urged the NSU to expeditiously initiate academic programmes keeping in view the market demand for skilled manpower. The meeting was attended by Minister for Federal Education Shafqat Mehmood, Secretary Federal Education Farah Hamid Khan, Member Higher Education Commission Fateh M. Marri, Vice-Chancellor NSU, Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, Chairperson National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) Prof. Dr. Mohammad Inayatullah Khan and other members of the NSU Senate.—INP
