1. First Phase of FIT Projects (Financed by EU, Kingdom of Netherland & Republic of Germany) Punjab Vocational Training Council Developing Synergies among EU Grant Projects

2. | PVTC © | Punjab Vocational Training Council 2 PVTC was established in July 1998 - Public Private Partnership (PPP) Public service - to bring deprived segment of the society into main stream Focus on backward areas of Punjab Poverty alleviation in real sense – creating jobs and business opportunities

3. | PVTC © | FIT Projects being executed by PVTC 3 Sr # Project Title Target Group /Beneficiaries VTI 1 Industrial Garments Stitching Training to Poor Women & Transgender Poor Women & Transgender VTI Green Town Lahore 2 Industrial Garments Stitching Training to Poor Women & Transgender Poor Women & Transgender VTI Chunian 3Industrial Garments Stitching Training to Poor Christian Community Poor Christian Community VTI Walton Lahore

4. | PVTC © | First Phase of FIT Projects 4  Agreement signedMarch 2012  Pre Training activities startedApril 2012  Classes started July 2012  Number of beneficiaries120/Project

5. | PVTC © | FIT Projects being executed by PVTC Basis for selection of Target Groups Transgender This is the most deprived segment of the society. They do not have any opportunity for formal education and skills training Basic criteria for their selection was poorest among the poor. We selected Transgender below 40 years as they understand the importance and need of skill training for survival 5

6. | PVTC © | Target Group / Beneficiaries Poor Women Basic criteria was, poorest among the poor. Following groups were given preference: Widows Separated / Divorced Women from addicted families Head of families (bearing the entire expenses of kids) Non trained workers of the factories 6

7. | PVTC © | Target Group / Beneficiaries Christian Community The basic criteria was again the poorest. It was mandatory for each applicant to get his / her application attested from the Church Following were the points considered for selection: Family income Family size Widows Divorced / Separated Orphans Head of family (either male or female, however females were given preference) 7

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9. | PVTC © | TNA/Labour Market Analysis/Baseline Studies PVTC is continuously doing Labor Market Survey & Analysis on the basis of which the trades are offered to the trainees. The latest Labor Market Survey & Analysis Report is available on our website www.pvtc.gop.pkwww.pvtc.gop.pk Industrial Garments Stitching training is being offered in these projects on the basis of this Analysis Pakistan’s economy can be characterized as semi- industrialized. The country’s industrial sector constitutes 24.3% of the country’s gross domestic product. The largest industries of the country pertain to textile. Therefore the IGS training has been selected for these projects 9

10. | PVTC © | Training, New Curricula/ Courses and Modules, ToT Course Title: Industrial Garments Stitching Developed by: Curriculum Department PVTC / and the Industry Duration: 06 Months Batch: 02 Classes : 04 PVTC has its own Staff & Teachers Training Institute where each staff member gets 10 days annual training covering both pedagogy & skills training aspects We also offer these training facilities to our Partner organizations 10

11. | PVTC © | Innovation The target segment in these projects is unique. So far, there were no such formal training & rehabilitation programs available for these most deprived & neglected segments of society especially the Transgender Christians are the largest minority in Pakistan but regrettably no such industry based vocational training program is available for them except this project from which they can benefit at a large scale These projects will also be trend setters 11

12. | PVTC © | Employment/ Self-employment/ Entrepreneurship PVTC has assigned Placement Officer for each of the projects We have used sample development technique for our trainees which is helpful in their placements State of the art labs have been developed with similar industrial environments Master Trainers have a vast industry experience Life Skills & Entrepreneurship are the regular part 12

13. | PVTC © | Access to Micro Financing We have arranged Micro Financing for our graduates from 02 organizations Govt. of Punjab through Akhuwat (A well known Micro Finance institution providing interest free loans for a last decade) Jazba, (A well known NGO working in the fields of rehabilitation and disaster management for last 08 years) 13

14. | PVTC © | Linkages with Enterprises We have formulated our labs exactly according to the industry standards. Sample development technique has worked tremendously. We have developed samples for following textile firms Nisha, brand of Nishat Cross Stitcher Leisure Club Tex Pak, subsidiary of Sapphire Group of Industries Style Textile Comfort Knitwear 14

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