THE HUNAR FOUNDATION GOES ONLINE

We are continuing our training programs through online platform to reduce loss of studies due to COVID-19 and to encourage effective communication between instructors and students to keep the students engaged.

While THF has already initiated and launched online blended learning for selected Co-Curricular program activities in 2019, the management in response to the on-going lock-down due to Corona virus outbreak in Pakistan. Instructors are asked to cover the theory part in these down times, so practical classes can be given the due hours and more time once the institute reopens. Like other mainstream schools THF is implementing a mitigation strategy by delivering theoretical content online. Our objective is the continuation of our training programs through an online platform to reduce loss of studies due to COVID-19 and to encourage effective communication between the instructors and students.

Our main challenge is ensuring that students are able to access the material being shared online - therefore we have planned and used platforms that most of our students are already somewhat familiar with. Instructors are developing content/lectures that can be shared with students. Students will be able to access the material through Web 2.0 or social media applications that students find easy to use and familiar with, including WhatsApp, SKYPE etc. Through these applications, instructors are able to engage with learners and respond to questions and comments. Formative assessment or quizzes are also being conducted to gauge student learning through these methods.

Our Institutes are also working on further development of online learning to be able to address future situations such as these as well as to further enhance the process to minimize the negative impact on student learning should the lock-down persist for a longer time period.

Overseas Employment Opportunity

General Registration Of Workers For South Korea

Overseas employment corporation (OEC) is a public sector organization under the administration control of ministry of overseas Pakistanis and human resource development. The basic objective of the corporation is manpower promotion for overseas employment and to provide exploitation free recruitment services to foreign employers and Pakistani job seekers for employment abroad at nominal cost. Since, inception in year 1976, OEC has sent more than 142,000 Pakistani's for employment abroad in sixty (60) different countries of the world from all walks of life.

ASA AWARDED ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF HUNAR

A "Well-Designed Campus" supports sustainable, livable learning environment and alleviates stress for the students. Translating the need The Hunar Foundation (DMS), Karachi is constructed and nationwide recognized for its well-designed architecture. The campus invites people to a visual and spatial experience.

The leading Award winning Architecture firm of Pakistan Arshad Shahid Abdullah Associates (PVT.) LTD designed Hunar Institute, Karachi and got an award in February 2019 by ADA (Architecture Design Art), for its cost effectiveness and playfulness of the environment with the innovative usage of traditional and recycled elements.

The architecture is such that it allows people around to see the workshops in progress and have interactive discussions at various level which contributes to a healthy leaning environment.

Training Session on "Safety Standards" by SSGC & IBA

On 13th April 2019, The Hunar Foundation (THF) hosted a training session on "Safety Standards" sponsored by Sui Southern Gas Company and was attended by 102 students. This interactive session was very well organized by IBA students, Karachi.
The trainer Mr. Afaque Ahmed defined safety as an attitude which must be adopted for moral, legal and financial reasons. THF considers safety of its students to be of paramount importance. Globally 2.3 million approx individuals are diagnosed with diseases due to inadequate safety practices at workplace. The session concluded with certificates distribution followed by an assessment for all the trainees.

THF & ibex Pakistan Collaboration for Customer Service Trainings

ibex. Pakistan and The Hunar Foundation have joined hands to meet the increasing need of the growing customer solutions and Tele service industry. ibex is Pakistan's leading CLX (Customer Lifecycle Experience) company headquartered in U.S, with one of the most diverse client bases that provide software solutions, contact center services, sales & marketing and technical support and deploy its clearview platform that helps brands manage and optimize their customer experience.
The Hunar Foundation (THF) is a professionally managed, non-profit Organization working to provide Technical Education & Vocational Training in Pakistan. The objective of THE HUNAR FOUNDATION is to provide school graduates and other young adults with international standard vocational trainings that meet market expectations, leading to employment or small business creation. These trainings lead to economic freedom and empowerment of the society.
ibex vision and goal has been to promote youth employment in Pakistan and the collaboration with the Hunar foundation is of critical importance because of it. Through this partnership, The Hunar Foundation will work alongside ibex. in Pakistan as a training partner and provide Customer Solutions and Tele Service trainings to the youth.
Successfully trained and certified graduates of The Hunar Foundation will also have an opportunity for ON-JOB-TRAINING (OJT) at ibex. to showcase their skills and will have an opportunity to get selected to join the ibex. Pakistan team. This partnership, will fulfill the growing need of ibex. Pakistan to provide better business solutions to its customers and also help The Hunar Foundation fulfill its Vision of "A SKILLED PAKISTAN".

PLANTATION DRIVE IN THE HUNAR FOUNDATION LAHORE

Friday Sep 7th 2018: With an objective to contribute in preserving the environment, The Hunar Foundation (THF) organized a plantation drive in Farouq Ahmed & Aftab Shamsi Technical Institute situated at Bedian Road, Lahore. This event was attended by Air Vice Marshal (R) Farooq Omar as the chief guest. Mr. Farooq Omar, a highly decorated Armed Forces Hero who has been awarded with Sitara e Imtiaz, Tamgha- i- Basalat, Sitara -i-Basalat, Sitara-i- Imtiaz, Tamgha- i- Basalat.

While addressing the students Air Vice Marshal (R) Farooq Omar said that he was thankful to THF for giving him the opportunity and emphasized that tree plantation is very important for the community. He also said that this initiative will go a long way in inculcating awareness among students about environmental conservation. It is the duty of every citizen to keep environment clean and fresh.

THF is a nonprofit organization formed to act as a catalyst to promote vocational training, raising the bar of technical training with internationally certified qualification and make our graduates employable in Pakistan and abroad.

Hunar Foundation and LKMWT set to spread awareness on ailments

The Hunar Foundation (THF) collaboration with Latif Kapadia Memorial Welfare Trust (LKMWT) to safeguard the common ailments within the society by adapting precautionary measures and spreading awareness.

Following this alliance, an event 'Gutka Eradication' was held at the Karachi Institute of THF, with the core purpose of educating the students about the harmful effects of consuming gutka and chalia by educating the students toward the necessary precautionary steps that need to be ensured to overcome this addiction and menace.

The workshop was conducted by Dr. Dinaz Ghandhi, Honorary Board Member LKMWT who is also an Associate Professor, Altamash Institute and Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon at Aga Khan University Hospital.

The junior doctors of Altamash Institute of Dental Medicine were also present at the occasion who carried out an oral screening camp for over 100 students and staff members of the Dehli Mercantile Society Technical Institute (DMSTI).

Commenting on the occasion, Ms Naeema Kapadia of LKMWT said, "We are extremely happy to continue our collaboration with THF and be given this platform where we are able to provide health awareness. Not only will the students be sound vocationally but will also be healthy. Gutka eradication program is primarily focused on the prevention and hazards of tobacco usage."

THF Participation in "The News Education Expo 2018"

Chance favors only the prepared mind!

Karachi June 23, 2018: The News Education Expo is one of the major events organized in the field of education and training, as most of the participants are well-established organizations, higher education institutions and public-authorities.

Each year, the Fair also hosts public services and semi-state bodies so that they can inform the public, especially the young people regarding potential career and employment opportunities.

This year during the expo, The Hunar Foundation (THF) project "Wire buzzer pool game" was presented individually by THF students which attracted the attention of many important stakeholders (notable individuals, official bodies, parents, teenagers, teachers and youth workers). The project was solely designed by the students of THF and they gave their audience a comprehensive demonstration about its working.

The Hunar Foundation (THF) is a nonprofit organization formed to act as a catalyst to promote vocational training in Pakistan, raise the bar of technical training in Pakistan with internationally certified qualification and make our graduates employable in Pakistan and abroad. We continuously enhance technical skills of our instructors by sending selected instructors to Australia, Germany and the US, besides inviting instructors and advisors from Germany and Australia for month-long sessions in Pakistan.

Support THF and join the mission of A SKILLED PAKISTAN!.

Cooperation for better TVET system emphasized

Karachi, May 15, 2018: Leading industrialists and experts underlined the importance of close collaboration between industry and public sector for provision of employable skills to youth according to the demands of the job market.

They also urged both the industry and the relevant institutions, offering vocational training, to come forward and collaborate for achieving the objectives of national policies and plans to improve the system of skills training in Pakistan.The topic of promoting private sector's role in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) came under discussion at a dialogue organized by The Hunar Foundation at Movenpick Hotel on Tuesday.TVET Sector Support Program, which is funded by the European Union and the governments of Germany and Norway, supported the event, which also featured a panel discussion. The panel discussion was aimed to advocate engaging private sector in the design and delivery of trainings to enhance employability opportunities for youth. The discussion highlighted not only the expectations of the industry but also helped in advocating the idea of enhanced participation of private sector in TVET.

The panel consisted of Mr. Mansoor Ahmed, CEO KTDMC, Mr. Yousuf Mirza, CEO International Steel Limited, Mr. Tariq Ahmed Khan, Sr. Director Technical Indus Motors Company, Mr. Kashif Ahmed Soomro, Director HR & Administration Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and Mr. Abbas Akbar Ali, Chairman Amreli Steels. Among the notables who attended were Mr. Tolga Ucak, the Turkish Consul General, Mr. Ingolf Vogel, the Commercial Attache of Consulate of Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Shahid Abdullah, Founding Member THF and Mr. Mehdi Hasnain, CEO THF. Mr. Nasiruddin, Head of Grants Management and Industrial Links, The Hunar Foundation thanked all the panelists and participants.

SSGC's CSR team visits Hunar Foundation's Rashidabad Campus

January 5, 2017, Rashidabad: SSGC's GM CSR Mr. Shahbaz Islam, DGM CSR SSGC Mr. Salman A. Siddiqui and Chief Manager Muhammad Ali Gohar visited Hunar Foundation's Rashidabad campus in Dist. Tando Allahyar. The team visited the campus and interacted with students while Acting Principal Mr. Liaquat Rabbani briefed the guests regarding the prospective students at the institute.

Hunar Foundation signs MoU with OGDCL

Islamabad: Hunar Foundation, Pakistan and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. This programme is for studious and under privileged students and the HEC will implement this programme. Besides, the OGDCL will fund vocational training programme at Hunar Foundation for 69 students of District Hyderabad, Sanghar, Ghotki & Tando Allahyar to provide vocational training of International standards at Vocational Institute located in Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar. OGDCL will provide Rs141 million for this programme with HEC and Hunar Foundation.

Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources was the chief guest of the MoU signing ceremony attended by Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman HEC, Dr. Arshad Ali, Executive Director HEC, Mr. Zahid Mir, Managing Director OGDCL and Ms. Jaffer, Board of Trustees Hunar Foundation along with Yahya Hussain, Deputy Manager Resource Mobilization Department.

Earlier in his welcome address, Mr. Zahid Mir highlighted the salient features of the scholarship programme. He said the OGDCL planned to spend one percent of their pretax profit on their CSR initiatives. He also mentioned the organisation's scholarship programme last year which produced a great results, hoping that the current programme will also be of great weight and substance.

A visit to Hunar from Cambridge Education

Mr. Richard Hanson, Senior Education Programmes Advisor at Cambridge Education (a member of the Mott MacDonald Group), visited Hunar Foundation corporate office and the DMS Technical Institute to learn more about the organisation.

Mr. Hanson was briefed on the work that Hunar Foundation has done by the CEO Javed Hassan who was accompanied by Mr. Adnan Asdar, one of the Board of Trustees of Hunar. He also discussed the curriculum and learning strategy of Cambridge Education with Nabeel Zafar, Sr. Manager Academics & Quality Assurance.

Mr. Hanson is looking to link Cambridge Education's TVET portfolio in Cambridge and Arnhem with Hunar to explore the possibilities for partnership with Hunar.

National Bank Signs MoU with Hunar Foundation

National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hunar Foundation with the objective to offer its alumni with the PM Youth Business Loan (PMYBL) scheme. The scheme is aimed at empowering youth and poor segments of population to set up small businesses.

Speaking at the occasion Mr. Javed Hassan, CEO Hunar Foundation said, "The vision of Hunar Foundation is to see a Skilled Pakistan. We take great pains to provide technical training to young men and women from lesser privileged areas of the country and have them certified by globally recognized accreditation. Another aim is to make them well rounded individuals by teaching them Life Skills, Basic English and Maths and preparing them for interviews. We appreciate the initiative of NBP in providing Hunar Foundation's Alumni loans to set up own businesses, and I personally thank Mr. Mudassir Khan and his organization for taking this initiative."

Mr. Mudassir Khan SEVP/ Group Chief CRBG said, "The creation of multiple job opportunities signifies the strength and steadiness of overall economic performance. A country's capacity to generate employment depends upon its available human, technological and financial resources, combined with institutional strategies to achieve sustained economic growth. NBP takes pride in leading the PMYBL Scheme and being a catalyst for employment generation and poverty reduction."

SSGC extends further support to the Hunar cause

During the past two years SSGCL has sponsored a total of 23 students who were extensively trained, and are now employed with leading organisations. This year, SSGCL is supporting 25 students at Hunar Foundation's HAK Technical Institute, Rashidabad, (Dist. Tando Allahyar).

For this notable cause, a symbolic cheque handing over ceremony was held at SSGCL House on December 31, 2015. The Managing Director SSGCL Mr. Khalid Rahman handed the cheque to Mr. Javed Hassan, CEO Hunar Foundation, and extended his complete support to the mission of Hunar.

The SSGC CSR and Marketing Communications team then visited Hunar Foundation and Shahbaz Islam, General Manager CSR and Marketing Communications handed over the actual cheque to Javed Hassan, CEO Hunar Foundation.

The team toured the Hunar Foundation Karachi institute and impressed with the teaching facilities and techniques have entered into talks with Hunar for an even more extensive partnership on other aspects of training.

HUBCO & CPHGC together increase sponsorship of students

The Hub Power Company (HUBCO) has signed an MOU with Hunar Foundation, Karachi to increase their sponsorship of students living near Hub Power Plant, Baluchistan, from 10 to 50.

HUBCO will cover their tuition fee, boarding and lodging charges, for a period of one year at Hunar Foundation's Delhi Mercantile Society Technical Institute and the Hajiani Ashraf Khatoon Technical Institute in Rashidabad, (Tando Allahyar district). Hunar will assist and facilitate accommodation for these students.

The selected students will get trainings in the trades in which their competency and aptitude test is judged best for. The students will also get career guidance and life skills training as is the standard curriculum of all institutes in Hunar Foundation.

With an extensive CSR and community outreach program, HUBCO and CMHGC aim to improve the living standards of the local community by offering them opportunities of development through capacity building and competency enhancement vocational trainings.

To inspire young entrepreneurs, Shell Tameer conducted a series of workshops at Hunar Foundation's Hajiani Ashraf Khatoon, Technical Institute in Rashidabad.

The motive of these training sessions was to educate the trainees, polish their skills and guide them to start small startups.

During the series, the trainers Mr. Imran Azeem and Mr. Saifullah Malik taught the students various ways of setting up personal businesses, along with problem solving & innovation. The participants were also trained to make a financial feasibility report by Mr. Uzair, Sr. Consultant, SMEDA. The trainees received certificates of participation.

Shell Tameer has given financial packages of Rs. 20,000 to each student who successfully participated in this program from which a tool kit was bought by Hunar Foundation and gifted to the students. Hunar Foundation management and especially students greatly appreciated team Shell Tameer for the gracious support and guidance.

It may be mentioned that Shell Tameer encourages a diverse business environment by developing entrepreneurial skills in young people aged 18-32.

Mr. Fritz conducts workshops in Refrigeration & A/C

Hunar Foundation has always showed keen interest in bringing in the best faculty when it comes to the training and development of either its trainers or its trainees.

Recently at the Delhi Mercantile Society - Technical Institute, in Karachi the management and staff were honored to host a German expert, Mr. Hans-Lorenz Fritz; who conducted workshops in the campus for trainees who were enrolled in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning courses.

Mr. Fritz is a qualified expert in the fields of heating, ventilation and air conditioning technology. In recent years, he has traveled and conducting training in Moldova, Thailand and the People's Republic of China. He presents his knowledge under the banner 'Senior Expert Services' in which he facilitates training sessions for professionals across the borders.

During the sessions at Hunar Foundation, Mr. Fritz also mentored the students one-on-one and shared his professional experiences. The students have been delighted and feel better equipped after the completion of the workshops.

Everyone at Hunar Foundation is indebted to Mr. Hans-Lorenz Fritz for successfully conducting the workshops stretching from 4th April to 23rd April 2016.

On his last day Mrs Fritz was presented with a bouquet and a gift and souvenirs from the management, staff of the institute and the students.

Hunar Foundation has recently joined hands with GIZ

and has introduced Cooperative Vocational Training (CVT) Program in Mechanical Manufacturing and specialised CNC Trade under TVET Support Programme. This is a two-year program where trainees will be selected to get one year training at Hunar Foundation's DMS Technical Institute, Karachi and spend the next year getting On-The-Job training.

As this program requires partners from the industry who subsidize the cost of the training and give OJT opportunity to students in the second year, four companies - OJ (Omar Jibran) Engineering, PROCON, SuperTech and NES Engineering have teamed up with Hunar Foundation for this inaugural program.

An awareness and admission campaign was run in newspapers and through handbills that attracted a large number of potential students for the test out of which the first batch was selected to start classes from January 2016.

The program is now into its fifth month and the students will soon be working on actual CNC machines that Hunar Foundation is procuring as well as simulators. Normally institutes take students to existing facilities for CNC machine training. But Hunar management felt that presence of machine and simulator on campus would allow for more hours on the machine rather than be constrained by the time granted by any other facility.

This is in line with the Trustees and management's vision that the students get the best and latest equipment and machinery at the campus itself. The next batch of Cooperative Vocational Training (CVT) Program in Mechanical Manufacturing and specialised CNC Trade will begin in July for which the admission campaign will begin in early June.

Career Fair and Open Day at DMSTI

Hunar Foundation not only offers vocational training to the youth, but also helps them with job placement.

To help facilitate the students better, a career fair was held at Hunar foundation's DMS Technical Institute, Karachi. Around 75 recent graduates' alumni attended the event out of which 35 individuals were selected and offered jobs on the spot and the rest called for second interviews.

Some of the latter part of candidates were also offered jobs outside the job fair as Hunar Foundation's Industrial Linkages and Placement office also arranges interviews at the premises of companies and buses Hunar graduates to locations as far away as Port Qasim and Hub.

With the start of the new session in all institutes an Open Day was held where parents of admitted students were invited for tea and snacks and given a guided tour of the campus. It was refreshing to see the parents'

happiness that their son was going to study in the same environment and comfort that the children of high net worth individuals do; in some cases better than those schools.

The 5th International CSR Summit & Awards 2016 took place at Marriott Hotel Karachi on February 11th, 2016.

Hunar was proud to be part of the CSR gallery with our exclusive information desk to raise awareness about the foundation's mission, and contribution towards a skilled Pakistan.

The achievements of Hunar were showcased, and the team interacted and networked with industry personnel to raise awareness about the foundation's mission, and contribution towards a skilled Pakistan.

Some important breakthroughs were made and some key people running initiatives that allied with Hunar Foundation's vision expressed their desire to move further and partner with Hunar Foundation for achievement of their common goals.

The event was well attended by leading corporate CEO's, Government officials, Consulate Generals, CSR experts and renowned philanthropists.

Inclusion of Sahib Dad Abdul Mannan Khan Technical Institute

(SDAMKTI) among Hunar Foundation campuses: Pursuing its mission to set up a network of technical training Centers of Excellence across Pakistan, Hunar Foundation has successfully launched its fifth institute named Sahib Dad Abdul Mannan Khan Technical Institute at Karambagh, Kharian.

Classes will start in July 2016 and currently the admission process is on. The initial courses there will be Mechanical and Electrical and the labs there have been fully equipped to match the international standards required. New courses will be introduced in January 2017 in line with needs of local industry and where there is potential for entrepreneurship by the young graduates.

Karambagh is an initiative of the Dad family, especially brothers Shahid and Arshad, in memory of their father Sahib Dad Abdul Mannan Khan, a former military officer in Pakistan Army.