Gwadar: $ 10 million state-of-the-art Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute to be functional in January

Gwadar: The first-ever state-of-the-art Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Training Institute at Gwadar is set to become functional in January at a cost of US $ 10 million, providing training to 1000 people every year, the government announced.

Under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the project was initiated in the port city to provide standard vocational education to the people of Balochistan in modern technological field, said a government spokesperson.

He added that the development work on the project had been completed and it was set to begin working in January.

The institute would create job opportunities for 249 people whereas half of them would be local people of Gwadar, he stated, adding the institute would accommodate 360 trainees at one time.

The students belonging to Gwadar district would be enrolled free of cost to get modern vocational skills in the institution. The students after completing their course work would be sent to china for filed visits of various industries to get hands on exposure of modern technologies and industrial advancements.

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

The Balochiostan province is going to embrace huge economic and employment opportunities after CPEC’s operational phase and it was imperative to ensure quality education of the local masses to benefit from the game changer project.

“The project will enhance skills of local population of Gwadar to participate in the growth of the Port City and bring investment, business and tourism in the area,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

The Institute would help fulfilling 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.