Pakistan: NAVTTC Shares List of All Recognized Technical Training Institutions
The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) has issued an important advisory for students planning to join technical or vocational training programs in Pakistan.
According to the advisory, NAVTTC has asked students to verify that an approved body has registered or affiliated their training institute before they enroll. NAVTTC will not accept certificates issued by unregistered institutions.
The commission has also shared a list of 14 government-approved organizations linked with technical and vocational registration, affiliation, and certification.
NAVTTC has warned that it will not accept registration, affiliation, or certification from institutions outside the approved system.
14 Recognized Bodies for Technical and Vocational Training
| No. | Recognized Organization |
|---|---|
| 1 | National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), Islamabad |
| 2 | Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE), Lahore |
| 3 | Trade Testing Board (TTB), Lahore |
| 4 | Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), Lahore |
| 5 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Technical & Commerce Education (KP-BT&CE) |
| 6 | Trade Testing Board (TTB), Peshawar |
| 7 | Sindh Board of Technical Education (SBTE), Karachi |
| 8 | Trade Testing Board (TTB), Karachi |
| 9 | Balochistan Trade Testing Board (BTTB), Quetta |
| 10 | Azad Jammu Kashmir Trade Testing Board (AJKTTB), Muzaffarabad |
| 11 | NUTECH Board of Technical and Professional Education (NBTPE) |
| 12 | National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi |
| 13 | Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), Islamabad |
| 14 | National Training Bureau (NTB), Islamabad — marked as defunct since 2021 |
Students Asked to Verify Institutes Before Admission
NAVTTC has advised young people to verify the status of an institute before enrolling in a technical training course.
Students should first confirm that an approved body has registered or affiliated the institute and recognizes its courses or certificates.
They should complete this check before paying any admission or training fee because an unregistered institute may issue a certificate that the recognized system will not accept.
Certificates From Unregistered Institutes Will Not Be Accepted
The advisory clearly warns that the approved technical and vocational training framework will not recognize certificates issued by unregistered institutions.
It also says the system will not accept registration, affiliation, or certification from bodies outside the recognized list.
Students should therefore confirm the awarding or affiliating body connected with a training institute rather than relying only on the institute’s own claims.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/11/navttc-shares-list-of-all-recognized-technical-training-institutions/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
