Industry Skills Identification for TVET in Pakistan
Occupational profiles, competency-based standards and qualification packages for Pakistan's Centres of Excellence
GIZ-commissioned assignment aligning Pakistan's TVET offer with labour-market demand. indeson identified occupational profiles in key technical fields — including energy, agribusiness, construction and water — and translated them into competency-based standards and modular curricula. Qualification packages enabled Centres of Excellence to design certified programmes with clear learning and employment pathways, while support to public institutions on modular, fee-based programmes contributed to long-term financial sustainability and expanded access for youth, migrants and displaced persons.
Pakistan's TVET reform — embedded in the national 'Skills for All' Strategy — depends on training that employers actually demand. In contexts of migration, displacement and economic transition, skills gaps persist where training offers are supply-driven: occupational profiles are outdated, standards are not competency-based, and public institutions lack sustainable programme models. The Centres of Excellence needed qualification packages they could turn into certified, demand-driven programmes.
Align Pakistan's TVET offer with labour-market demand by identifying occupational profiles, developing competency-based standards and modular curricula, and equipping Centres of Excellence with qualification packages for certified training pathways.
Specific Objectives:
- 1Identify occupational profiles in key technical fields based on employer and labour-market needs
- 2Translate profiles into competency-based standards and modular curricula
- 3Design qualification packages for adoption by Centres of Excellence
- 4Support public institutions in planning modular, fee-based programmes for financial sustainability
Key Activities
- Identification of occupational profiles in key technical fields
- Analysis of employer and labour-market skill needs across growth sectors
- Development of competency-based standards from occupational profiles
- Design of modular, demand-driven curricula
- Assembly of qualification packages for Centres of Excellence
- Support to public institutions in planning modular, fee-based programmes
- Expansion of access for vulnerable and mobile populations
Methodology
Occupational profiling grounded in labour-market analysis
Competency-based standards development and modular curriculum design
Qualification-package design enabling certified programmes with learning and employment pathways
Multi-stakeholder coordination across NAVTTC, provincial TVET authorities, industry partners and Centres of Excellence
Institutional support for modular, fee-based programme planning
Inclusion of displaced and mobile populations in programme access design
Project Outcomes
Occupational profiles identified in key technical fields and translated into competency-based standards
Qualification packages adopted by Centres of Excellence, creating certified training pathways for youth, migrants and displaced persons
Public institutions supported in implementing modular, demand-driven and financially sustainable programmes
Contribution to a resilient, inclusive TVET system addressing skills gaps in contexts of migration, displacement and economic transition
2023-12 to 2024-08
GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
Commissioning Party
Development OrganizationCentres of Excellence
Adoption of qualification packages for certified, demand-driven programmes
Youth, migrants and displaced persons
Access to certified training pathways with employment relevance