CTEVT produces skilled workforce needed for country : Koshi CM Karki

Morang, Nov 19: Chief Minister of Koshi Province, Hikmat Kumar Karki, has said the Council of Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has been producing the skilled workforce required for the country.

The training provided by the CTEVT-affiliated institutes was instrumental in creating skilled and competent human resources required for the country and abroad, he added, suggesting that CTEVT diversify its training programs.

CM Karki said it during a meeting of the high-level task force formed for restructuring CTEVT here Monday. The province-level interaction witnessed views from diverse sectors. According to him, CTEVT could moot its restructuring with a 50-year vision and strong collaboration among three tiers of government.

Religious tourism could be fostered in the province by bringing in tourists from neighbors. To this end, CTEVT can think of providing training to the necessary youths, Karki suggested. On the occasion, the Mayor of Biratnagar Metropolitan City, Nagesh Koirala, also suggested coordination with local levels for conducting training.

Koshi Province chief of Nepal Municipality Association, Dil Prasad Rai, and Mayor of Duhabi Municipality, Bed Narayan Gachchhadar, underlined the need for linking technical education to industry. Member Secretary of CTEVT, engineer Mohan Bhattarai, said the expansion of education could be based on the expansion of industry.

Vice Chairman of the Province Planning Commission, Dr. Rajendra Adhikari, said the time had come for the decentralization of CTEVT to fit the federal structure of the country.

The CTEVT restructuring high-level task force coordinator, Gita Paudel, informed us that they were collecting suggestions on upgrading CTEVT training in the province. —RSS