47. Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12 - Consultancy Services in ...

Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12learning programmes have been introduced in theprovince. Post-graduate courses have beenintroduced in degree colleges as well.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A total of 100 Primaryschools on need basis have been completed and300 additional class rooms have been constructed.Stipend to girl students was provided to reduce thedrop-out rate. Construction of library blocks,boundary walls and provision of water facilitieshave been completed in various degree colleges ofthe province.Balochistan: A total of 50 primary schools wereupgraded to middle level. Buildings were providedfor various shelter-less primary schools.Rehabilitation of the Government Degree Collegeand provision of residence facilities for lecturersremained in progress.Development Programme 2011-12FinancialAn allocation of Rs. 2.51 billion was made for thefinancial year 2011-12 for development projectsfor education. This includes Rs. 677.4 million forprojects under the Capital Administration andDevelopment Division (CADD), and Rs. 1.65billion for the teacher training programme underCIDA, Rs. 30.3 million for projects of education incantonment and garrison areas under Ministry ofDefense, Rs. 1.7 million under the CabinetDivision for printing of a comprehensivebiography of Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Urdu, Rs. 82.3million for Kashmir Affairs and Baltistan Divisionand Rs. 23.7 million for scholarship schemes underInter Provincial Coordination Division.Major Programmes1. Establishment of degree colleges for boys atShihala and for girls at Bhara Kahu,Islamabad.2. The construction work on provision ofcomputer labs in 119 schools is going on. Theacademic activities in Degree College forWomen at Sector I-14 are expected to startfrom September 2012.3. An allocation of Rs. 1.65 billion underCanadian Debt Swap has been made forcapacity building of teacher training institutes(For Islamabad, AJK, Gilgit-Baltistan andFATA Rs. 150.0 million, for Punjab Rs. 705.1million, for Sindh Rs. 315.9 million, for KPKRs. 260.6 million and for Balochistan Rs.181.8 million).4. An allocation of Rs. 81.3 million has beenmade for provision of scholarships; threeschemes under Inter-Provincial CoordinationDivision and one scheme under the DefenseDivision. A scheme for provision of qualityeducation to 200 students belonging toBalochistan and FATA for studying in qualityinstitutions of other provinces has also beenlaunched.Technical and Vocational EducationThere is a need to enhance and upgrade technicaland vocational education in the country to cater tothe labour demand in emerging sectors. In thiscontext the government is endeavoring to focus onenhancing productivity and skill developmentindustries particularly in the SME sector and ineconomic opportunities within and outside thecountry.The National Vocational and Technical TrainingCommission (NAVTTC) is an apex body and anational regulatory authority that has been set up toaddress the challenges of technical and vocationaleducation and training (TVET) in the country. It isinvolved in policy making, strategy formulation,and regulation and revamping of the TVET system.The commission is establishing and promotinglinkages among various stakeholders at thenational as well as international level. Since 2006,the commission has given a high priority to unaddressedareas and challenges faced by TVET. Inorder to combat these challenges during 2011-12,following steps have been taken:NAVTTC has developed 60 new curricula ofdifferent vocational trades and technologies,which are being taught in public and privatesector institutes across the country.A MoU has been signed between NAVTTCand the Sri-Lankan Tertiary and VocationalEducation Commission to share copy rights oftheir 107 National Skill Standards andTraining Learning Resource.142