Technical & Vocational Training in Pakistan

Pakistan’s economic reforms that were set in motion in 1991 rest on the tripod of privatisation, domestic deregulation and trade liberalisation. A critical component for strengthening the reforms and improving their effectiveness will be the availability and quality of human resources for accelerating industrial growth. This paper, therefore, attempts to: a) Review the success of Pakistan's vocational and technical education institutions in satisfying the market demand for various skills. b) Based on these assessments, identify the key constraints to the availability of technical skills and make recommendations on how the government can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of training arrangements.