PAAPAM, PEC join hands for combined growth for industry, engineers Internees will jointly be paid by PEC & PAAPAM for six months
period; PAAPAM to fund FY projects too

The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) and the Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) have entered into an agreement to identify areas of potential collaboration to facilitate the areas of combined growth for the beneficiaries such as engineering graduate innovators, academia, researchers (faculty and students), and engineers.
The agreement was signed in Lahore between PEC and PAAPAM on behalf of Chairman PEC Engr. Najeeb Haroon and Chairman PAAPAM.
The agreement says both sides would make endeavors to enhance the capacity of engineering graduates and employability in the country and to keep them engaged in acquiring additional knowledge, bridging up the industry-academia gap, and real work/training experiences in different fields of engineering, in line with the principle of mutual benefit based.
Both the parties will set up a joint desk to identify the gaps and areas of engineering components and services to promote localization and import substitution, both in the public and private sector, to save drainage of precious foreign exchange from the country.
Under the agreement, the PAAPAM will allow/ arrange field tours for engineering students of PEC accredited engineering programs of universities to go for on-floor training. This will contribute to holistic student development by letting students learn about the current trends and the future scenario of the industry, including the new technologies that are being used in the automotive industry.
Paid Internship for Engineers
The PAAPAM will communicate the requirements as per the needs of its members’ companies based on engineering disciplines. PEC will invite the applications on a PEC web portal that is already functional and can also get the nominations from the universities. PEC will forward the applications to PAAPAM for scrutiny, selection, and assigning of relevant jobs.
The total period/ duration of the internship will be 06 months. If an intern performs exceptionally well the company may hire him/her for a permanent job on mutually agreed terms.
All candidates will be required to furnish Internship feedback from the respective industry to PEC through PAAPAM for the payment of paid internship. PEC will pay the total amount of Rs. 20,000/- per month to the internee selected and Rs. 10,000/- will be paid by the respective company of PAAPAM and this way total stipend to an intern will be Rs. 30,000/- monthly. Periodic inspections for the purpose of the assessment will be made if desired so by PEC.
There shall be an exclusive Project Management Unit/ cell, which will be headed by a Project Manager for the purpose of the selection process and monitoring mechanism for data acquisition and placement of interns.
The project manager will be the focal person for communication with HEIs and PAAPAM about the paid internship program
Capstone/ Final Year Design Projects (FYDPs)
Also, both sides have agreed upon promoting industrial design projects with innovative ideas in the Engineering Profession through incentives/awards by PEC.
PAAPAM will identify and suggest the relevant topics/ theme for capstone/ Final Year Design Projects (FYDPs) as per the need of the automotive parts industry to carry out indigenous economical solutions for the automotive parts industry involving modern tools, techniques, and technologies.
PAAPAM may fund any Final Year Design Project if they wish so and believe that it is an immediate and must requirement for the industry.
The project manager will be the focal person for communication with HEIs and PAAPAM pertaining to FYDPs. — LAHORE: Engineering Review Report