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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has launched a one-month Skill Development Training programme for the second cohort (Phase-II) of graduates from 2025 under its Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) Placement Programme, a structured house-job initiative for young engineers.<\/strong><\/p>\n The initiative involves 1,400 trainee engineers. The first batch of 700 trainees will undergo training from September 1 to 30, 2026, while the remaining 700 will receive training from October 1 to 31, 2026.<\/p>\n The PEC is implementing the GET Placement Programme in collaboration with more than 60 industrial partners across the country, providing graduate engineers with structured field exposure and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n Under the programme, trainees undergo five months of field training with industrial partners, followed by one month of skills development training. Each trainee receives a monthly stipend of Rs50,000 throughout the programme.<\/p>\n The skills development component is being conducted five days a week at eight training centres in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta.<\/p>\n The curriculum includes communication skills, emotional intelligence, executive presence, stress management, business writing, public speaking, conflict resolution, stakeholder management, critical thinking, time management, innovation and engineering ethics.<\/p>\n During the final week, trainees will also participate in a one-week Certificate Programme in Personality Development organised by the National Defence University (NDU).<\/p>\n