TEVTA Punjab has trained 365 management and placement officers in career guidance, counselling and entrepreneurship to strengthen student placement and career support across its institutes. The five-day program, organized with support from the GIZ TVET Sector Support Programme, focused on practical approaches to career counselling and promoting entrepreneurial skills among trainees.
The training covered career guidance methodologies, counselling techniques and entrepreneurship fundamentals designed for placement professionals. It was delivered under the umbrella of the GIZ TVET Sector Support Programme, an initiative of Team Europe, aimed at enhancing vocational training and employment outcomes.
Participants included 350 Institute Placement Officers, 10 District Placement Officers and five principals, bringing together the officials responsible for linking students with employers and career opportunities across TEVTA’s network.
A certificate awarding ceremony for the participants featured Nadir Chattha, Secretary of the Skills Development & Entrepreneurship Department Punjab, and Brig. Muhammad Sajid Khokhar SI(M) Retd., Chairman TEVTA, as guests of honour. Dr. Mansoor Zaib Khan, Head of the TVET Sector Support Programme, addressed the gathering as the keynote speaker.
Chairman TEVTA emphasized that the authority’s primary focus is successful student placement through standardized skill education and said the training will equip officers to better guide students in their career paths. Organizers expect the initiative to improve placement rates and help students transition more smoothly from training to employment or entrepreneurship.
