Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training

Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training
وفاقی وزارتِ برائے تعلیم و پیشہ وارانہ تربیت
Agency overview
FormedJuly 2011 (2011-07)
JurisdictionGovernment of Pakistan
HeadquartersIslamabad
Ministers responsible
  • Madad Ali Sindhi, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training
  • Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (with status of Minister of State)
Agency executive
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Urdu: وفاقی وزارتِ برائے تعلیم و پیشہ وارانہ تربیت) is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan.[1] The ministry's political head is known as the Minister of Pakistan and the ministry's bureaucratic head is the Education Secretary of Pakistan.

Education is primarily provincial issue in Pakistan[2] in the wake of 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan when Education department was transferred from federal to provinces.[1] The Ministry was established in July 2011. In 2013, it was renamed to Ministry of Education, Trainings & Standards in Higher Education and in 2014 was renamed to Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.[1]

The department’s main responsibilities include creating policies, plans and programs to ensure the accessibility and availability of education in Pakistan. It is also a provider of many technical, vocational and professional skills and training that are needed to satisfy the national and international standards of the employment market.[3] It works in collaboration with other ministries and organizations by sponsoring students, distributing scholarships and conducting multiple training sessions. [3]

  1. ^ a b c "Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training". Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. ^ "18th Amendment and education". 11 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Center for Economic Research in Pakistan". Retrieved 3 April 2014.