LAHORE: With an aim to enter into joint collaboration for training of Solar Photovoltaic Technicians, the Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) has signed an MoU with Punjab Energy Department (PED).
Tevta Chairman Irfan Qaiser Shaikh and Additional Chief Secretary Jehanzeb Khan signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institutions. This 6 months training will be partly conducted at Tevta Institute and partly at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Private Limited Company which will provide Solar Power facility working under the Energy Department to equip the students with theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on technical skills required for installation, operationalisation and maintenance of solar power projects in Punjab.
Secretary Energy Asad Rehman Gillani, TEVTA Chief Operating Officer Jawad Ahmad Qureshi, Quaid-e-Azam Solar Private Limited Focal Person Dr Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan, Tevta General Managers Hamid Ghani Anjum, Abdul Qayyum, Azhar Iqbal Shad, Director R&D Dr Iftikhar Hussain Shah and other TEVTA officers were also present on this occasion.
About training programme, Irfan said that 6-month duration course of Solar PV System for Power Generation will be conducted at Govt College of Technology (GCT) for Boys Bahawalpur, whereas the practical part of training will be conducted in the form of On Job Training (OJT) at Quaid-e-Azam Solar Private Limited 100MW project site which is situated over 500 acres of land in Cholistan Desert near Bahawalpur.
He added that the machinery and equipment for practical training will be provided by Energy Department/QA Solar at their project site. This course will be offered to all general public with the entry level of G-II level 2-year Diploma in Industrial Electronics/Instrumentation and DAE in Electrical, Electronics and Telecom, he said adding that TEVTA will provide Curricula, Faculty and Examination & Certification through Trade Testing Board (TTB)/ Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE). After passing the examination, TEVTA & Energy Department will issue a joint certificate of training to all successful candidates bearing signatories and logos of both organizations.
