The National Technology Council (NTC) has decided to formulate recommendations regarding Technology Education and Associated Skills to be incorporated into the upcoming national education policy.
This was decided in a virtual meeting of the NTC that was headed by the NTC Chairman, Imtiaz Hussain Gillani, and attended by a large number of vice-chancellors (VCs), rectors, and technology experts.
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It was decided that a meeting will be convened at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila, in March, to be chaired by the VC National Skills University (NSU) Islamabad, Dr. Muhammad Mukhtar, for the formulation of the recommendations.
Addressing the meeting, Chairman Gillani said that a joint committee of the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), and the NTC was developing a career path for the creation of job opportunities for Engineering Technologists in the country.
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The experts on Technology Education highlighted the importance of technical education and stressed the need for the integration of the NTC’s proposals into the national education policy that is being formulated by the Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training.
In view of the government’s keen interest in Technology Education and the emerging global demands, they stressed that Technology and Skills Education must be a top priority of the government’s agenda.
