Introduction: 63% of population is between 15 and 33 years( UNPF report 2017)
Current status of youth population: 60 of population is below 30.
30% uneducated
UNDP report, Pakistan ranks at 154 among 189 nations..
What to do:
Imparting skills to the youth: In a recent piece published in the May 2021 Global Village Space issue, Dr. Nasir Khan, Executive Director NAVTTC, explained that an estimated 52 percent of the workforce in the US, 68 percent in the UK, 75 percent in Germany, 80 percent in Japan, and 96 percent in South Korea have undergone formal skill training. In comparison, less than 5 percent of people have undergone similar training in Pakistan.
Allocating Budget to the skills development institutions:: TVET programs can be a viable precedent for Pakistan’s youth and allow the country to integrate its marginalized youth into the mainstream. It can offer diplomas and training at affordable costs. Unfortunately, though, for the last several years, Pakistan has spent less than Rs20 billion per annum, which is pennies given the number of young people in the country that need training..
Triple-Helix Model: Vocational trainieng can be best understood through the dynamics of the Triple Helix Model that forms a Government-Industry-Education nexus. The nexus operates to foster state-of-the-art development in the crucial sectors of the economy and allows individuals to become competitive and equipped with the right and relevant, up-to-date skills, which are essential to delivering sustainable growth and prosperity…
Where Pakistan is lacking: It is estimated that around 3 million skill training positions are needed in the country. Against this, only an estimated 400,000 seats are available in 3,740 institutes with 18,000 teachers in the formal TVET sector. Dr. Nasir Khan pointed out if 3 million youth were provided skills training — based on traditional training methods — it would require at least 45,000 more institutes and an additional 200,000 TVET teachers to be inducted into the system..
At present:
1) Total seats availble: 400,000.
2) Institutes: 3,740
3) Total teachers: 18,000
How to provide 3 million youth with skills on traditional training basis:
1) 45,000 more institutes
2) 200,000 TVET teachers
Pakistan per capita productivity:
Compared to our competitors, Pakistan has very low per capita workforce productivity. With per capita productivity half that of China and even lagging India by 25 percentage points, ultimately, for our businesses to be competitive, it requires that human capacity be improved for the long run..Industrial sector involvement is a fundamental prerequisite::
Construction Technology Training Institute:: First established in 1986 as Construction Machinery Training Center (CMTC), with the assistance of the government of Japan and the Frontier Works Organization, CTTI has now established itself as an esteemed Technical, Vocational, and Information Communication Technology Training Institute.. Up till now, 33,314
students have graduated in Diplomas of Associate Engineers and CTTI’s short courses. Its courses fall under five departments: Mechanical technology, Civil technology, Auto & Diesel technology, Quantity Survey technology, and Information Communication Technology.