In order to strengthen the export sector and boost exports of the country,
the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has extended assistance for establishment
of a number of institutions for training and development of human resources
for export-oriented industries. Assistance has also been provided for strengthening
of infrastructure for the exporting industries. Institutions under the scheme
have been established in the private sector on the principle of public-private
collaboration to ensure that the institutions are managed on professional
lines while remaining responsive to the needs of the trade and industry,
specially the export sector. Key features in this regard are as follows:
Assistance provided for 22 institutes, of this 17 are functional while the
other 5 projects are under implementation.
Institutes have been established and are being managed by concerned trade/industry
associations.
Assistance has also been provided for establishment of 6 other projects:
Environmental Projects: Combined Effluent Treatment Plants for tannery clusters
of Kasur and Korangi and a Cleaner Production Center for tanneries of Sialkot.
-An Eco-Textile Laboratory at Karachi and a Material Testing Laboratory
for Surgical Instruments industry at Sialkot.
-A Common Facility Center for the Leather Sector at Kasur.
Funding for the projects has been provided by the EPB through the Export
Development Fund
The institutes are providing job-oriented education and training to meet
human resource and technological needs of the exporting industries.
Students graduating from these institutes have bright prospects in the job
market as their programs/courses are structured while keeping in view industry’s
needs.
Names of institutes along with their addresses/contacts and detail of
programmes / courses being offered at present are as follows:
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KARACHI
Textile Institute of Pakistan
Tel: 4549734 - 4549870 (City Campus)
2-Year Associate Degree in Textile Technology
4-Year Bachelors Degree in Textile Management,
Textile Scienceand Textile Design Technology
S.M.A.
Rizvi Textile Institute
Tel: 5066427 - 5053277
2-Year Associate Degree in Textile Weaving Technology
2-Year Associate Degree in Textile Wet Processing Technology
Pakistan Bed Wear Design Training Institute
Tel: 4544680-4541149
2-Year Diploma in Textile Processing and Designing with CAD/CAM
6-Month Short Courses in Textile Designing/Production and Textile Processing
Pakistan Readymade Garment Technical
Training Institute
Tel: 4526918-4546446-7
Short Courses in Merchandising, Industrial Sewing,
ISO 9000 in Garments, Pattern Cutting & Grading,
International Marketing, Production Management, Inventory Control and Materials
Management,
Quality Control & Quality Assurance, and CAD/CAM Designing
Fashion Apparel Design & Training Institute
Tel: 4549485-4547607
1-Year Diploma & Short Courses in Fashion Design
Pakistan Knitwear Training Institute
Tel: 620236
16-Week Short Courses in Pattern Cutting, Stitching, Circular Knitting and
Quality Control
National Institute of Leather Technology
Tel: 5065429-5065430
2-Year Diploma in Leather Technology
1-Year Certificate Courses in Leather Technology
Carpet Training Institute
Tel: 4382739
Certificate Course in Hand-knotted Carpet Designing
Institute of Textile Technology & Management
Tel: 2572938-2565814
MBA/BS (Textiles)
2-Year Diploma in Textiles, Fashion Graphics
Also offers Certificate & Short Courses
PHMA Institute of Knitwear Technology
Tel: 4549162-4387909
4-10 Weeks duration Short Courses in 10 different areas relating to Knitwear
Industry.
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LAHORE
Pakistan School of Fashion Design
Tel: 6317033-6317089
4-Year Diploma in Fashion Design
Pakistan Knitwear Training Institute
Tel: 5869386-5880823
1-Year Diploma in Knitwear Design and Production
Pakistan Readymade Garment Technical
Training Institute
Tel: 9230756-7
4-10 Weeks duration Short Courses in different areas relating to garment
manufacturing and marketing.
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MULTAN
Institute of Handloom & Home Textile
Technology
Tel: 774709-564926
3-Year Diplomas in Textile Weaving, Textile Spinning and Textile Processing
Technologies
1-Year Certificate Courses in Textile Weaving, Spinning and Processing
Technologies
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GUJRAT
Fan Development Institute
Tel: 530061-2
6-Month Certificate Courses – Fan Technology
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SIALKOT
Leather Product Development Institute
Tel: 550590-561139
6-Month Courses in Gloves Manufacturing and Leather Garments Manufacturing
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PESHAWAR
Gems and Gemological Institute
Tel: 9213196-7
Certificate Courses in Gemology & Lapidary
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WAZIRABAD
Cutlery Institute of Pakistan
Tel: 692452
1-Year Certificate Course in Cutlery Manufacturing
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Institutes can be directly contacted for any further information/clarification.
Assistance can also be sought from the Executive Director Export Skill Development
Council (ESDC), EPB on phone/fax: 9206492 |