ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that about 100,000 laptops would be distributed among the high achiever students across the country.
Addressing a ceremony here in Islamabad, he highlighted the importance of the latest technology in modern education.
Prime Minister said that all resources should be utilized to introduce modern ways of education, including the digitization initiatives, besides giving the latest training to teachers as, unfortunately, teachers’ training in Pakistan is still poor.
Measures other than laptops
Prime Minister said that he had directed measures to improve the quality of about forty training centers in Punjab during his tenure as the chief minister.
He urged the Minister for Federal Education, Rana Tanveer Hussain, to bring a mechanism in consultations with all the provincial governments to improve the standard of teachers’ training.
The prime minister said that the vocational training program should be taken forward in collaboration with all the provincial governments and the private sector.
He added that instead of investing in brick and mortar, investment should be done in the young students by imparting their skills and technical training.
