School education secretary, PEF boss discuss ways to enhance quality

LAHORE: The secretary for school education, Faisal Fareed, visited the office of the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) in Lahore on Tuesday.

The managing director of PEF, Manzar Javed Ali, gave a briefing on PEF’s educational plans, including training programs for teachers and head teachers, and updates on the Cholistan Community School, Cholistan Mobile School, and Roshan Thal Project.

Ali said PEF has trained 48,925 teachers and 15,184 teachers, and is planning to educate a further 100,000 teachers in the current academic year to improve the quality of education offered in partner schools.

He was of the view that an increase in the compensation of partner schools was the need of the hour.

During the meeting, Fareed appreciated the educational projects of the foundation and noted that the public-private partnership model was the most feasible approach.

He and Ali both agreed to further improve the monitoring system of the foundation. He said that a performance monitoring system was important in an institution.

The Secretary praised PEF’s exceptional contribution to the education sector, noting that PEF partner schools were illuminating the path of education in regions of Punjab where government schools were unavailable.

Courtesy: Published at Pakistan Today on February 7, 2023