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- Special adviser on expats offers full cooperation to Takamol to work as independent training and certification company in Pakistan
- Saudi Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Pakistan’s National Vocational and Technical Training Commission to sign MOU
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Jawad Sohrab Malik, on Tuesday said the government wanted to send more skilled workers to Saudi Arabia and invited Takamol, a Saudi initiative to develop human resources, to open more testing and training centers in Pakistan.
Malik made the offer during a meeting with the Saudi Minister for Human Resources and Social Development, Dr. Abdullah Nasser Abu Thnain, and Deputy Minister for Human Resources and Social Development, HE Adnan Abdullah Al-Nuaim, in Riyadh today, Tuesday.
“SAPM informed that the Government of Pakistan has prioritized the skill development of Pakistani workers,” the ministry of overseas Pakistanis said in a statement. “He stated that the government wants to send more skilled workforce to Saudi Arabia and invited Takamol, a Saudi initiative to develop human capital, to open more testing and training centers in Pakistan.”
He also offered full cooperation to Takamol to work as an independent training and certification company in Pakistan.
“Further, [Saudi] TVTC (Technical and Vocational Training Corporation) can also collaborate for training initiatives in Pakistan,” the SAPM was quoted as saying.
“[Pakistan’s] NAVTEC (National Vocational and Technical Training Commission) and TVTC shall sign MOU very soon.”
Malik’s meeting with the Saudi officials comes days after the Pakistan Overseas Employment Corporation (POEC) and NESMA & Partners, a leading contracting company in Saudi Arabia, signed an agreement to export manpower to the Kingdom.
The “landmark” agreement between the POEC and NESMA & Partners will allow the export of skilled Pakistani labor to Saudi Arabia, specifically for ongoing and upcoming projects of NESMA, which specializes in construction.
The Kingdom is home to the largest number of Pakistani expats, over two million, and is the biggest contributor to remittance inflows to the South Asian nation.