|
Preface |
Tertiary Education, in particular, technical and engineering education is critical to India's aspirations of strengthening its reputation as a major player in the global knowledge economy. Punjab itself has seen a phenomenal growth in the field of technical education with more
than 85% of technical and engineering education being delivered through
the private institutions. In spite of the encouraging numbers, the demand
for tertiary education continues. The significant changes in supply and
demand make it increasingly important to ensure that tertiary education
systems and institutions are effectively and efficiently governed and
managed to meet the needs of the industry and society.
An increasing requirement has been felt lately for developing a technical
education and industrial training policy in Punjab to bring about larger
reforms. Enhancing Punjab’s technical education capabilities is essential for
meeting Punjab’s aspirations of becoming a major competitive player in
the global knowledge economy, as well as to improve the livelihood of its
people. Failure to productively employ the increasingly young population
can have damaging economic and social implications for the state.
Furthermore, there are significant deficiencies in the existing system that
needs to be addressed.
To clearly articulate the Government of Punjab’s objectives and outline the
strategies that will be adopted to transform the state into a hub for
technical education and industrial training in India the ‘Technical
Education and Industrial Training policy for Punjab’ has been undertaken.
The objective is to develop a technical education system which is receptive
to the new innovations and technologies and is demand driven. Final
report prepared by M/s Deloitte Touce Tohmatsu India Pvt.Ltd, the
empanelled consutant for the project, would be submitted by 31st
December, 2011 after numerous consultative meetings with the technical
education department and other relevant stakeholders.
R .K. Verma, IAS
Managing Director,
Punjab Information and Communication
Technology Corporation Limited, Chandigarh. |
|