National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC)

About the Organization NAVTTC is an apex body at national level to regulate, facilitate and provide policy direction in Vocational & Technical Training. The Commission is establishing and promoting linkages among various stakeholders existing at national as well as international level. Since its inception, NAVTTC has given a high priority to un-addressed areas and challenges being faced by TVET. Vision Skills for Employability, Skills for All Mission To provide direction, support and an enabling environment to the public and private sectors to implement training for skills development in order to enhance social and economic profile. MANDATE National Vocational & Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) was established in December 2005 as an apex body for Technical & Vocational Training and is attached with the Prime Minister’s Secretariat (Public). Being a federal agency for TVET, NAVTTC facilitates, regulates, and provides policy direction for skill development in Pakistan. Under the National Vocational & Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) Act, 2011 NAVTTC is responsible for setting-up of national occupational skills standards, development of curriculum, national qualification framework, labour market information analysis, training of trainers, public private partnership and setting-up of institutional standards for TVET providers. Since its inception, NAVTTC has taken several interventions for reforming TVET sector in Pakistan. As a first step it evolved a National Skills Strategy in consultation with all the stakeholders including chamber of commerce, employers, academia policy makers and donors. The NSS provides a comprehensive action plan for revamping of TVET in the country. Several actions have already been taken which includes development of national qualifications system for teachers, code of conduct, accreditation system, skill standards and curriculum in priority areas. FUNCTIONS - National Policies, Strategies and Regulations - National Qualification Framework (NQF) - Accreditation, Certification, Skill Standards & Curricula - Performance Evaluation System - TVET Development through Public-Private Partnership - Labor Market Information System