ISLAMABAD: National and Vocational Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) is focused on providing need-based and demand driven training and skills to workers in order to improve productivity and promote industrialisation in the country, said the commission’s Chairman Syed Javed Hassan on Wednesday.

He said this during a meeting with the leaders of the business community including President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahmed Hassan Moughal, Director General NAVTTC Dr Nasir Khan and President Islamabad Industrial Association Mian Akram Farid.

Syed Hassan said the commission is working to increase coordination with local industry to meet the demand for skilled workers while adding that it will also establish five excellence centers in four provinces and Islamabad to promote vocational and technical trainings across the country.

President ICCI Ahmed Hassan Moughal said NAVTTC plays a crucial role in the provision of trained and skilled manpower to the local industry.

Published in Dawn, February 14th, 2019