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Career Development Center

Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan

Gender Reform Action Plan Government of Punjab

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We are here to assist Students with their academic and career interests, and prepare them for jobs and internships

An Erudite Project of Gender Reform Action Plan Approved for Women Empowerment by the

Government of Punjab

Introduction of GRAP
The basic mission of GRAP is to become the gender hub by developing synergy among the public, private, and national and international organizations for achieving the goal of gender equality through the instrument of gender main streaming. The project aims at achieving the objectives of transforming the provincial government into an organization that practice gender equality. GRAP will try to bring about changes through four major reforms.

Principles of GRAP

GRAP is based on the following principles:
Gender Main Streaming Unit is the key policy instrument to be followed
Gender Main streaming is an issue of good governance
Gender Equality has both political and institutional dimensions
Continued ownership and support

Major Reforms of GRAP

Administrative/Institutional Restructuring
Political Empowerment
Fiscal and Policy Reforms
Women Employment in Public Sector

Woman's Employment in Public Sector

Pre-Induction Preparation

Policy commitment by the Government
Career Development Centers (CDCs)

Induction Process

Membership of Public Service Commission
Composition of Selection Boards/Interview Committees

Post Induction Service Conditions

Safe and Practical Working Environment
Dealing with Sexual HarassmentAffirmative Action

Career Development Centers (CDCs)

Government should facilitate (by providing financial and technical assistance) to public sector universities and colleges to better prepare their graduates for public sector employment by establishing CDCs. The CDC shall be established in five public sector universities including Punjab University Lahore, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Bahaud Din Zakria University Multan, Islamia University Bahawalpur and University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi. These centers would be equipped with materials giving details of terms and conditions of competitive examinations, recommended textbooks, and strategies for taking these examinations. They should also invite members of commissions, women in civil services, alumni of the college and eminent scholars to provide valuable personal insights to the aspirants of these examinations. These centers should also develop linkages with recruitment agencies of the public sector entities so that vacancies are intimated to them and they in turn pass on the information to their graduates. The scope of CDCs is expanded by including the corporate sector in is ambit. The female students of the universities are to be encouraged to join decision making employments/ positions in the different cadres in corporate sectors. These centers are also to take care of the skills development aspect for better preparing the university graduates to the needs of modern day corporate world in the newly emerging fields of Management, Banking & Finance, Telecom and other developing sectors. The students are to be trained in the area of CV making, interview techniques, communication skills, IT etc. These centers shall also provide a platform for the interaction of eminent entrepreneurs with the students of the universities for sharing the wisdom and experiences to motivate the students to join the decision making positions in corporate world. The concerned university would provide the office accommodation/ logistic support whereas GRAP would provide furniture, machinery & equipment and recurrent budget for the project gestation period, after which the CDC would be sustained by the concerned university through its own resources.

Objectives of Career Development Centre

The objectives of career development centre are:

Maintaining liaison with Federal/ Provincial P.S.C for obtaining material on competitive exams for civil Services
Inviting bureaucrats, judges, women entrepreneur and members of Federal, Provincial and Public Services for interaction with students
Conducting workshops and seminars to encourage students towards employment by playing a role of skill development centre
Providing one to one counseling to students for career selection
Development of database through developing public/private partnership with the help of donors/CSO's
Maintain constant liaison with Institutes of learning, developing interaction of students with scholars
Developing and maintaining a placement board for the students of University