Research Institutes in Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan Manpower Institute

Contact: Dr. S N Hyder
Title: Director
Address: Shahrah-e-Suhrwardy
City/State: Islamabad
Country: Pakistan
Phone of Organization: (Office 92-51-820714) (residence 92-51-827537)
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Year Established: 1975.
Language of Registration: English
Source of Input: INRES01
INRES Inst. No.: PAK3026
Information Last Updated: 03/30/94
Institution Type: Governmental/Inter-Governmental


Purpose:
To impart training and to conduct policy oriented research in the field of human resources development planning (HRDP).

Expertise & Training Programs

Expertise Project No: 1

Area of Expertise
Employment

Title: Netherlands /Pakistan Technical Co-Operation On Employment, Income And Basic Needs in 1978.

Description:
The objectives of promoting employment, income equality and basic needs which were the major concern of the other components of the project, the Fifth Plan was also in its priorities.

Language(s) Used: English, Urdu

Implemented in: Pakistan

Start Date: 01/07/79

Type of Exp/Trg: Feasibility Studies/Problem Analysis/Surveys

Expertise Project No: 2

Area of Expertise
Employment
Migrants

Title: Co-Operation between the PMI Islamabad and Friedrich Ebertstiftung Bonn (Germany)

Description:
The objective of this project was to study the financial and skill resources of returning migrants which could be utilized for generating greater employment opportunities in the country.

Language(s) Used: English, Urdu

Implemented in: PAKISTAN

Start Date: 01/01/87

Type of Exp/Trg: Research and Development

Training Program No: 1

Area of Training

Economic development

Title: Manpower Planning and Economic Development.

Description:
The objective of the course is to acquaint the participants with tools and techniques of manpower planning and different theories of economic development especially those which has been formulated in the context of labour surplus economics

Language(s) Used: English

Times per year: once a year

Type of Exp/Trg: In-service Training

Duration/Cost : three weeks

Training Program No: 2

Area of Training

Manpower
Labour market

Title: Labour Market Information Information System for Employment and Manpower Analysis.

Description:
The main objective of the course is to acquaint the participants with the role of labour market information (LMI) in respect of proper development and effective utilization of manpower, identification of major gaps in the LMI and steps to further improve it by developing a comprehensive LMI for the purpose of employment and manpower planning

Language(s) Used: English

Times per year: Once a year

Type of Exp/Trg: In-service Training

Duration/Cost : Three weeks

Training Program No: 3

Area of Training

Human resources management

Title: Human Resource Management Development And Educational Planning.

Description:
The objective of the course is to foster understanding of the concept of human resource development and educational planning to familiarise with the approaches to human resource development vis-à-vis the educational planning and to acquaint the participants with the tools and techniques in this regard.

Language(s) Used: English

Times per year: once a year

Type of Exp/Trg: In-service Training

Duration/Cost : three weeks

Training Program No: 4

Area of Training

Human resources

Title: Integrated Approach to Human Resource Development Planning

Description:
This course will deal with the development of an integrated approach to human resource development planning and will cover its components in detail, especially employment, manpower, educational planning and labour market analysis. The course will also include an introduction to techniques of population and labour force projection on the micro computer.

Language(s) Used: English

Type of Exp/Trg: In-service Training

Duration/Cost : three weeks.

Description of Staff

Manpower, economists -- 10
Statistician -- 1
Computer scientist -- 1

Affiliations:
ILO/ARTEP, ARPLA, UNFPA, Fredich Ebert Stiftung (Germany).