On July 15, 2021, which is coincides with The World Youth Skills Day, Tang International Education Group, joined hand with the Youth Foundation and the Bureau of Vocational Education of Punjab Province of Pakistan, were formally signed a strategic cooperation agreement through a combination of online and offline methods. This will take the lead in launching of the Tang’s CCTE model modernization of China-Pakistan dual-diploma vocational education cooperation project in Punjab Province. It’s a new chapter in modern vocational education cooperation between China and Pakistan.
Tang signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Youth Foundation and the chairman of the Punjab Vocational Education Bureau through online and offline
Mr. Mian Aslam Iqbal, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Skills Development of Punjab Province, and Mr. Ali Salman Siddique, Chairman of Punjab Vocational Education Bureau attended and witnessed the signing ceremony. Nearly 200 guests from the field of vocational education, media and related circles in Pakistan attended the event both online and offline. At the same time, Mr. Awais Ahmed Khan, Counsellor of the Pakistani Embassy in China, he visited Tang’s Beijing headquarters to witness of this tripartite signing event.
Mr. Awais Ahmed Khan, Counsellor of the Pakistani Embassy in China, he attended Tang’s Beijing headquarters of this signing event
In recent years, Tang has been actively promoting educational cooperation between China and Pakistan, and hopes to rely on the successful experience of international educational cooperation and information product resources accumulated by Tang over the past 15 years, to bring China’s advanced vocational education system, educational technology and advantageous courses to Pakistan. Tang will strengthen the training of localized vocational talents in Pakistan through modernization and informatization teaching technology, and boosting Pakistan's social and economic development and the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
With the coordination of the Pakistan Embassy team in China and the joint efforts of Tang and the Youth Foundation, Tang’s team has recently conducted detailed presentations with key Pakistan government agencies at a "China speed". The joint talent training program for modern China-Pakistan dual-diploma vocational education in CCTE model has been highly recognized and supported by all relevant government agencies. It is worth mentioning that General Asim Saleem Bajwa, Chairman of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Affairs Bureau, he clearly stated that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Affairs Bureau will provide a green channel to rapid implementation the project of China-Pakistan modern dual-diploma vocational education in Punjab.
The Punjab Vocational Education Bureau has always played a leading role in the field of vocational education in Pakistan, and its development vision is highly consistent with Tang. After full and comprehensive communication, all parties unanimously decided to take the lead in launching the CCTE model of China-Pakistan modern dual-diploma vocational education cooperation demonstration project in Punjab province.
Mr. Mian Aslam Iqbal, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Skills Development of Punjab Province, and Mr. Ali Salman Siddique, Chairman of Punjab Vocational Education Bureau
Mr. Ali Salman Siddique, Chairman of Punjab Vocational Education Bureau of Punjab Province, said in his speech that Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, is very concerned about the development of vocational education in Pakistan and hopes to learn from China's experience and help to solve people's livelihood problems such as youth employment and poverty alleviation in Pakistan by developing vocational education. "The Punjab Vocational Education Bureau has been actively seeking cooperation to strengthen the training of demand-oriented high-quality vocational and technical personnel in the fields of agriculture, engineering and information technology." He expressed his gratitude and welcome to Tang's vocational education in Pakistan.
Mr. Mian Aslam Iqbal, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Investment and Skills Development of Punjab Province, he pointed out that Pakistan needs to continuously develop of high-quality vocational skills education, especially by combining production and education to the younger generation of information technology, e-commerce and smart agriculture, which will create more employment choices, stimulate market vitality, and meet the needs of Pakistan’s future industry and socio-economic development.
"The connotation of the CCTE model of Tang's plan fits perfectly with the development direction and vision of the vocational education industry in Punjab and even the whole Pakistan. The China-Pakistan modern dual-diploma vocational and technical education joint training program is a direct attack on the current vocational education system in Pakistan. " President Li Jinsong, founder of Tang International Education Group, he emphasized, "Tang will gather educational resources from all parts of China, and cooperate with relevant provincial education departments, universities and vocational colleges, and the Youth Foundation and Punjab Vocational Education Bureau, all will jointly promote the construction of the demonstration project of China-Pakistan modernization and dual-diploma vocational education cooperation, and present as a gift for the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan.”
China-Pakistan modern vocational education cooperation is ready to go. Tang will work with all parties to improve the training level of Pakistan localized vocational and technical personnel through the CCTE model, and help solve the livelihood problems such as youth employment and poverty alleviation in Pakistan through the integration of production and education, thus is contributing to China-Pakistan friendship.
