ISLAMABAD: Power China International Group Limited have formally launched the Centre of Excellence for Engineering Capacity Building in Islamabad, the first such hub in Pakistan dedicated to training engineers for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to a statement issued by the Chinese Society of Engineers (CSE) Secretariat, “CSE and Power China signed a cooperation agreement on Monday, committing to use the centre to deepen technical exchanges, share Chinese construction know-how, and certify engineers for large-scale clean-energy and water projects across Pakistan.” The agreement was formally concluded on November 10.
The move builds on a mutual-recognition accord reached in June between the CSE and the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), a step expected to ease labour bottlenecks for Chinese contractors operating in the South Asian nation.
PowerChina, one of the world’s largest hydropower builders, will host the facility and provide on-site instructors, training modules, and pilot projects, according to a joint statement released after the signing ceremony in Beijing.
Islamabad is now the fourth city, after Johannesburg, Rio de Janeiro and Cairo, to host a CSE-branded training centre, part of China’s broader push to standardize engineering practices across Belt and Road Initiative partner countries.
The initiative aims to produce qualified local engineers to accelerate progress on several power and transport schemes.
In a separate statement issued by POWERCHINA on Friday, the company said the new centre will act as a platform for knowledge sharing, skills development and standards alignment, helping cultivate a new generation of engineers for key bilateral projects. It added that through training programs in China, on-site learning in Pakistan and joint workshops, both countries will leverage their respective strengths to support the professional growth of engineers and deepen technical cooperation. –Agencies
