(PRWEB) September 14, 2005 -- Technology Up gradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) is planning to set up centers in different industrial towns of the country to impart training to the youth in the fields of Computer-aided designing (CAD) and Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

These centers being set up in the cities including Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore, Hyderabad, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sialkot and Quetta will help produce skilled manpower , much needed to manufacture quality products in a cost-effective manner with an ultimate aim of increasing country’s exports.

This was told at the third board of directors meeting of TUSDEC held here Saturday.

The meeting presided over by Chairman TUSDEC, Almas Hyder was attended among others by Federal Secretary for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives, Suleman Ghani, Federal Secretary Planning and Development, Humayun Farshori, Federal Secretary for Science and Technology, Khawaja Zaheer Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA), Shahab Khawaja, Chief Executive Engineering Development Board (EDB), Imtiaz Ali Rastgar and private sector members- Sohail P. Ahmad, , Muhammad Imtiaz Ahmad and Rana Shahzad Hafeez.

It was also disclosed that TUSDEC would set up second Tools, Dies and Molds (TDM) centre in Gujranwala after that of Karachi. Technology gap analysis was in progress for this purpose.

The board also discussed the projects like up gradation of Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), rehabilitation of Cement Research and Development Institute (CR&DI) and Enhancement of Productivity and Value Addition in the garments sector besides dilating upon the financial and administrative affairs of TUSDEC.

The meeting was also given a briefing on the pace of these projects.
The board also okayed Company logo and appointment of General Manager Finance, Arif Kitchlew as company secretary of TUSDEC.

The next board meeting will be held in December this year.

Head Media and PR
TUSDEC