A group of female students from the Government Polytechnic Institute for Women, H-8 Islamabad, spent a day in the National Skills University Islamabad workshops to learn surveying skills.
This training program included hands-on sessions conducted by Ms. Huma Israr, Eng. MaleehaJoohi and Muhammad Awais Hussain from the Civil Engineering Technology Department. Surveying skills are required in the construction of buildings, roads, highways, and dams.
They involve the process of determining relative position of natural and manmade features on or under the earth’s surface, followed by the presentation of this information either graphically in the form of plans or numerically in the form of tables, and the setting out of measurements on the earth’s surface.
According to the Vice Chancellor of National Skills University, such skill training to female students are being provided on the specific instructions of Mr. Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Minister for Education & Professional Training, who is also Pro-Chancellor of the University.
Further elaborating on the training, the Vice Chancellor said that girls are excelling in various skills programs. Aligning with the vision of the Prime Minister’s “Skills for All” initiative, the National Skills University Islamabad is emerging as the leading institution in the country for training youth in various skills through short training to appreciate the importance of vocational and contemporary education.
Offering such programs at schools and college levels will encourage youth to pursue their education in various technological fields, thus creating economic pro environments through promoting entrepreneurship in the country and job-ready skills highly demanded globally.
According to the Vice Chancellor, this is the only university in the country recognized internationally by the UNESCO/UNEVOC in vocational education to impart contemporary skills aligning with emerging technologies.