LAHORE:
The Luban Workshop, an initiative jointly advanced by the Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, China, and the Punjab Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), is empowering local youth by equipping them with technical knowhow.
“So far, 33 Pakistani graduates have received both Pakistani vocational training certificate and Chinese academic certificate,” Zhang Ying, the director of the International Department of the Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, told the China Economic Net (CEN).
Under this initiative, students first take a six months course of Luban Workshop, then a 24-month study on electrical automation at the Tianjin Modern Vocational Technology College, and six-month internship in enterprises in alliance with the workshop. “Eight enterprises in Pakistan have entered into industry-education alliance with Luban Workshop, providing employment opportunities to the students,” Zhang added.
Unveiled at the Punjab TEVTA in 2018, the workshop primarily serves the industrial modernization of Lahore and Multan to help Pakistan’s industrial transformation and agricultural mechanization.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 24th, 2023.