KARACHI, Aug 17: The Institution of Engineers Pakistan (IEP) will initiate a training program for professional engineers in order to enable them to work abroad as per requirements.

This was stated by Eng M.P Gangwani, president IEP, here on Saturday, while addressing a press briefing in Karachi. He said that the majority of Pakistani engineers did not meet international standards set out in the WTO-GATS 2000 agreement to be implemented from 2005.

He said our engineers wouldn’t be allowed to work abroad after 2005 unless they were certified by the Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF), a US-based certifying agency that operates on the paradigm of ISO certifying agencies.

“We have prepared a feasibility report for the training which shows that US$1 million will be needed to undertake the training course which is likely to commence next month”, he said.

He further said that initially the training would be imparted free of charge.—PPI