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| WMO's
Memon Industrial & Technical Institute - A DREAM
REALIZED
A Report by Mr. Pir Mohammed A. Kaliya
and Mr. H. M. Shehzad |
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The
Beginning |
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| The M.I.T.I. was inaugurated
by the Honorable Governor of Sindh, Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan and
City Nazim Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal on 30th May 2009 and
the formal classes of the first batch were started from 30th
June 2009. |
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| Phase I of Vocational Courses |
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| At the outset, it had been planned
that in the first phase, 7 vocational courses in mechanical,
electrical and electronic trades will be offered to the students.
The ultimate goal of M.I.T.I. was to offer 22 vocational courses
from the second batch. |
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| The courses have been selected
and designed in line with the greater objective of WMO of enhancing
the skills of less-privileged class of our society by giving
them training in career-oriented technical fields. |
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| The Unique Challenge |
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| In order to be in line with the
mission and objective of WMO, the greatest challenge was to
tailor the curricula and practical training to suit students
of all age groups and educational background. It was an arduous
task, but the MITI has successfully achieved the goal in the
Phase I and trained the students of varied ages and education
levels within the same course group. |
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| Details
of Admissions in 1st Session: 1st Jul. 09 – 10 Nov. 09 |
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| Trade/Code |
Total
Admissions |
| 1. CNG Kit Installation (101) |
61 |
| 2. Welding (102) |
34 |
| 3. Mobile Repairing (103) |
75 |
| 4. Industrial Electrician (104) |
84 |
| 5. Generator Operator (105) |
62 |
| 6. UPS Repairing/ Inst. (106) |
54 |
| 7. RACT (107) |
84 |
| Total |
454 |
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| Examinations held: |
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| As mentioned above, the MITI
has conducted training in seven disciplines and at the end of
the training session i.e. after three months of training, theory
and practical examinations have been carried out based on MCQs
and Practical Competency Tests. |
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| A ceremony will be held shortly
to award Certificates to the successful students. |
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| The Teaching and Exam Assessment
System: |
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| MITI has adopted modern cognitive
and participative learning model for developing problem solving
skills in the students. The assessment is done embracing the
grading system based on percentile rather than the flat percentage
model. The former is more favored for a fairer judgment and
setting the result. This system conforms to international standards
and is being practiced by many of the international educational
testing and accreditation bodies. |
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| Industry Acceptance, a
Success WMO-PC is proud of: |
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| It’s a matter of great
joy for us that over 40% of the passing graduates embarked upon
employment within 15 days of announcement of result. This must
be regarded as a big breakthrough and a shining Key Performance
Indicator. It is worth mentioning herein that a few of our graduates
have also secured jobs in the foreign countries which is a clear
manifestation of our achievement. |
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| The Academic and Administrative
Policies: |
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| The organization building process
is still going on. However, the business processes and policies
governing the critical areas such academics, administration
and accounting are in place. Other areas that include HR, ICT
and marketing functions will be handled in due course of time.
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| It has been decided that in Phase
II the course list will be widened further and 11 new courses
to be introduced, raising the number of courses to 18. The new
courses will provide an opportunity to candidates to choose
the discipline according to their economic needs and interest. |
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| Courses
to be offered in Phase II |
| 1 |
Industrial Electrician |
| 2 |
Domestic Electrician |
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Mobile Phone Repairing |
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Generator Operator |
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CNG Kit Installation and Tuning |
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Home UPS Repairing And Installation |
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Welding |
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Computer Repairing |
| 9 |
Motor Winding |
| 10 |
Passenger Lift Technician |
| 11 |
Auto Electrician |
| 12 |
Auto Air-conditioning |
| 13 |
Auto Mechanic |
| 14 |
Carpenter |
| 15 |
Plumber |
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Aluminum Craftsman |
| 17 |
Refrigeration & Air-conditioning |
| 18 |
English Language |
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| Progress of Phase II: |
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| Construction of various workshops
and other facilities are underway at a very fast pace. We have
achieved over 60% progress in last one month and the remaining
work is expected to be completed in a couple of days. |
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| Commencement of New Session: |
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| The new batch will be started
from 1st January 2010 with addition of 11 new courses. |
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| WMO Unique Project - Ladies
Section: |
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| MITI was initially launched Phase
I for male students. When the demand for training facility for
women folk at MITI started pouring in, WMOPC decided to accept
the challenge for the establishment of a separate section exclusively
for women. We are grateful to ARY family for granting a generous
donation of Rs.10 million for this project. |
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| The project, when completed,
will be the first ever project in this city wherein technical
and vocational training would be provided to poor and uneducated
women to enable them to earn a decent livelihood |
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| Progress in associating
with City & Guilds of the UK: |
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| MITI has decided to obtain affiliation
with City & Guilds, an internationally acclaimed name in
vocational and technical education. This will give the MITI
an international recognition and students’ acceptability
in international job markets will be enhanced multifold. The
City & Guilds has agreed in principle to designate MITI
as an Approved Center and a formal document shall be issued
very shortly by them. |
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| English Language Classes
at M.I.T.I.: |
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| WMO Pakistan Chapter has executed
a Memorandum of Understanding with the Council for the Promotion
of English Language in Pakistan (C.P.E.P.). The MoU was signed
by Mr. H.M. Shahzad, Assistant Secretary WMO and Chairman M.I.T.I.
and Mr. Yahya Polani, Chairman C.P.E.P. |
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| According to this MoU, the C.P.E.P.
will arrange English Language Classes for the students of M.I.T.I.
to enable them to understand and speak English in shortest possible
time. |
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| Appreciation received from
the Private Sector and the Government: |
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| MITI is being appreciated for
the infrastructure and the facilities equally by the private
as well as government bodies involved in vocational education
and some of the NGOs have visited us to review the systems and
facilities. |
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| Recently, the Regional Director
of NEVTEC, a government commission for vocational training in
Pakistan, has visited MITI and has passed overwhelming remarks
in appreciation of MITI. |
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| Students Intake for the
2nd Batch: |
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| About 700 application forms have
already been received till date. It is expected that about 800
students will be enrolled in the 18 different disciplines/courses,
which will start from 1st January 2009. |
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| We intend to train over 4000
students in a year when MITI will be fully operational. |
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| We at WMO-MITI are committed
to excel in vocational education and to make it a premier institute
in the country, created to help the destitute people of our
society for a quick economic uplift. |
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