Establishment Of Skill Council In Textile Great Milestone: Zulfiqar Cheema

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Aug, 2018 ) :Chairman National Vocational Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) Pakistan Dr Zulfiqar Cheema said Sector Skill Council will act as a bridge between textile industry, training centers and government due to the ever growing need of skilled force in the Pakistan textile industry and the rising economy.

An MOU was signed under the leadership of Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema in a meeting attended by industrialists and specialists belonging to textile industry including Mian Muhammad Ghafoor, CEO Sitara Group of Industries, Muhammad Ayub, Secretary Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturing Association (PHMA), Sohail Afzal Sheikh, Executive Member Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) and Hamid Tufail, Secretary General All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said a press release on Thursday.

In the session Ayesha Khan, Chairperson Hospitality Sector Skill Council and Khalid Abdur Rehman, Chairman of Technical Committee Construction Sector Skill Council expressed their views and shared their experience.

Addressing the session, Executive Director Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema said that our textile sector is facing a shortage of skilled labor. In this regard, the establishment of Sector Skill Council is a great step which will result in the formation of trained skilled labor force. This will not only help the industry but it will also aid in the progress of the country's economy.

He said the technical sector has the potential to change the destiny of our nation and Sector Skill Council will act as a bridge between Government and those providing trainings. He further added that by the end of this month the Textile Sector Council will become operational.

He praised TVET Support Program and said that the cooperation from European Union, Germany and Norway is highly appreciated.

On this occasion Muhammad Ayub, Secretary Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturing Association (PHMA) appreciated this step by NAVTTC to activate the industry and promised his full support.

He said that due to this platform of Sector Skill Council, we will be able to overcome this serious issue of providing skilled labor force to the textile sector.

Kamran Sindhu, Marketing Director Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) said that the establishment of Sector Skill Council is a welcome sign and it will help in the overall performance and increase the production of textile industry manifold.

Imran Ghafoor, CEO Sitara Group of Industries said our textile sector is very vast and we will work with all stakeholders to make it stronger.

Hamid Tufail, Secretary APTMA said on this occasion that the establishment of Sector Skill Council is a golden opportunity for the Textile Industry to train skilled workforce on priority basis and to play a major role in the betterment of nation's economy.

Ayesha Khan, President Hospitality Sector Skills Council while declaring the establishment of Skill Council a historic moment said that this will help strengthen the TVET Sector of Pakistan. She further added that she will fulfill her responsibilities regarding the progress of TVET Sector of Pakistan.

Khalid Abdur Rehman, Chairman Technical Committee Sector Skill Council congratulated Zulfiqar Ahmed Cheema on this important milestone and conveyed his hope that by establishment of Skill Council, they will be able to fulfill the requirements of the market by providing skilled workforce to them which will also stabilize the nation's economy.

On this occasion Zubair Hashmi, Director General NAVTTC briefed the participants on the future goals and vision of the Sector Skill Council.