Assessing the Impact of Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) for Human Capital Development in Balochistan

• Published in: Global Social Sciences Review Vol. V; no. III; pp. 224 - 236
• Main Authors: Younis, Shoaib, Ramzan, Saubia, Gul, Nagina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 30.09.2020
• ISSN: 2520-0348; 2616-793X
• DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).24

Technical Vocational Education and Training Program, also known as TVET, is broadly recognized as one of the most prominent disciplines in the education system. Technical education, as included in Pakistan's national education policy, is concerned with the quality technological human capital leading to a national pool of skilled and self-reliant artisans, technicians and technologists in the fields of vocational and technical education. The descriptive research design was used, and a total of 625 students and 137 TVET institutes of Balochistan participated in the study. The instrument for data collection was an adopted, and amended questionnaire based on study constructs, and data were collected by the researchers. Opportunities lie in the emerging demand for skills in CPEC projects, global markets of Europe, the Middle East and neighboring Gulf states for conventional work and profits, national skills requirements, human capital optimization through workforce skills development, provincial incorporation of skills in major projects.