Pakistan, China Vocational Training Institute to be functional by December end

ISLAMABAD: Almost 90 per cent construction work on the Pak-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute has been completed, while the remaining would be completed in the stipulated time, official sources said on Friday.

The project was being built under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the port city of Gwadar with the total cost of Rs2 billion and would be fully functional by December 2021 through which the local youth would be provided technical training to prepare a skilled force.

The project was aimed at establishing a state-of-the-art vocational and technical training institute in Gwadar.

“The project will enhance [the] skills of the local population of Gwadar to participate in the growth of the port city and bring investment, business and tourism in the area,” the sources added.

The institute would help fulfill maritime skilled manpower requirements of the Gwadar Port after the development of industrial projects, including the Gwadar Port Free Zone, Export Processing Zone and other industrial and port-related projects.

It comprises a main building, having two blocks, an administration block, four workshops, cafeteria, hostels, parking areas, an examination block and a teachers lodging facility, they said.