Shafqat examines progress on TVET reforms July 15, 2021 Islamabad : Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday visited the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) headquarters and discussed with NAVTTC chairman Syed Javed Hassan the progress on the revamping of the technical and vocational education and training (TEVT) sector in the country. He appreciated the efforts of the NAVTTC in implementing the fourteen areas of intervention under the Prime Minister’s Hunarmand Programme and particularly lauded the initiatives of establishing 104 Job Placement and Vocational Counseling Centres (JP&VCCs), launch of the National Employment Exchange Tool (NEXT) and training of 37,000 youth in hi-tech and conventional trades.