Under the "Middle Tech Initiative," Sindh has included technological education into the traditional curriculum for the first time in Pakistan.

Syed Sardar Ali Shah, the Sindh Education Minister, launched the program on Thursday and called it a turning point in the province's educational reforms. The CMS Government Boys Secondary Campus School in Karachi hosted the opening event.

He emphasized that the program's goal is to give students technical and vocational skills so they can find better jobs.

Mr. Shah also emphasized the significance of educational changes to satisfy the expectations of the twenty-first century. 

The goal of this program is to develop our pupils into economically and socially capable adults, he said. Our young people will have a better future if we can close the gap between traditional education and real-world skills.

Moreover, the minister pointed out that obstacles like scarce resources frequently impede children's education. Through programs like this, students could manage their educational costs and assist their families while becoming self-sufficient during their school years.

He declared that after the "Middle Tech Initiative" was successfully implemented in schools, preparations are in motion to extend it to matriculation-level "Metric Tech" and, eventually, to intermediate-level "Inter Tech" classes in universities.

In the first phase, 65,000 students in 300 schools around Sindh received technical education in addition to traditional instruction. Agriculture, applied electrical, beautician, dressmaking, basic cuisine, graphic design, hotel management, tourism, the internet of things, livestock, media production, and plumbing are among the new subjects taught in schools.

In order to fulfill the goals of the "Middle Tech Initiative," 1,600 computer labs will be built in Sindh's schools this year, along with other essential infrastructure, according to Secretary of Education Zahid Ali Abbasi.

According to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Advisor Chiho Ohashi, the agency has provided curriculum development and teacher training support for the program. There will soon be more technical courses offered, such as media creation, tourism, and the internet of things.

JICA intended to keep working together in the future as well. JICA has given the School Education and Literacy Department technical support for the "Middle Tech Initiative," which focuses on curriculum creation, teacher preparation, and school laboratory setup.

The minister and other dignitaries declared the graphic design curriculum to be a proud moment of his term as they formally inaugurated it during the occasion.