LAHORE:
Although the Punjab government paints a positive image of itself in the eyes of young people by distributing laptops, the failure of leaders to recognize the growing demand for technical education in the midst of an increasingly volatile labor market, He has disappointed a large segment of unemployed young people. , that do not have alternative means to obtain income.
In recent years, the very high unemployment rate has forced a growing number of young people to seek technical education after completing their titles of enrollment, intermediate, degree and even mastery. However, the lack of availability of adequate government institutions that offer courses on the development of skills and the lack of affectation of the expensive private courses have even condemned the most ambitious young people to an unemployment and discouragement life.
According to the records available with the Express PAkGazette, there are 581 small and large, public and private institutions that offer technical education in Punjab, of which 275 are private. In other words, only 40 percent of all technical education institutions are sponsored by the State. Since the last 20 years, almost all departments related to technical education have closed in secondary schools, while computer teachers are working on technical education teachers.
Altaf Hussain, a technical education student, revealed that there was a shortage of technical education at the governmental level. “There are no good workshops or qualified instructors in universities. Although all technical education facilities are offered in the private sector, the registration rate is in Lakhs, which the ordinary student cannot pay,” Hussain complained.
“Unfortunately, technical education is not a government priority since the ruling party is only dedicated to the distribution of laptops, while special subjects are taught in schools and schools regarding technical education. When the government recruits The qualified teachers of Technical Education in schools and schools, only then can unemployment be eliminated, “said the Secretary of the Punjab Teachers Association, Rana Liaquat Ali.
Similarly, the Association of Employees of the Civil Secretariat of Punjab Punjab, Chaudhry Ghulam Ghaus, confirmed that even students with a wide variety of titles could not get a job since they lacked training in skills, which are taught through the Technical Education “Therefore, the government should focus on teaching technical education in schools and schools,” Ghaus suggested.
Habibullah Mujahid, a specialist in major matters at a secondary school of the Government, recalled that in previous times, due to the inclusion of technical education in the first curriculum, children used to learn many skills in the sixth, seventh and eighth grade, which allows them to fix the wiring and the wood work at home. Therefore, after finishing school, students could make the transition to practical life and become an artisan within six months to a year. “Now, due to innovations in technology, computer education is also necessary. Pakistan is an agricultural country, where 65 to 70 percent of the population needs modern agricultural education. Since this is not offered, the country has become In victim of food crisis, “said Mujahid.
The leader of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP), Hassan Murtaza Shirazi, urged the Punjab government to improve technical education in schools instead of giving laptops to young people. “This will at least help children learn technical education together with computers and may pride their school, home and province in the field. Now it becomes sterile.
On the other hand, the Minister of Provincial Education, Rana Sikandar Hayat, said that the Government was working to promote technical education on issues such as electrical wiring, iron, wood, agriculture and fashion.
