Furniture Sector in Punjab
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Furniture Sector in Punjab Sector Skills Study September 2015 Innovative Development Strategies House 25, Street 35, Sector G-14/4, Islamabad, Pakistan http://www.idspak.com Innovative Development Strategies i | Page Acknowledgement Innovative Development Strategies (Pvt.) Ltd. acknowledges the kind cooperation of the respondents of the Furniture Sector in Punjab, Pakistan. IDS would also like to gratefully acknowledge the entire team at Punjab Skills Development Fund, all the sector experts and the Training Service Providers interviewed. Innovative Development Strategies ii | Page Table of Contents Acronyms ......................................................................................................................... 1 Geographical Clusters ....................................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4 Research Design ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Industry Snapshot ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Main Findings from the Quantitative Survey ........................................................................................................ 7 Firms and Owners Profile .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Workforce Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Skills Analysis .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 The Demand for Training in General ........................................................................................................................... 9 Human Resource Management ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Findings from Quantitative Survey of the Karachi Cluster............................................................................10 Owner and Firm Profile ................................................................................................................................................... 10 Workforce Training Status ............................................................................................................................................ 10 Workforce Turnover ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Projected Skills Needs ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 Findings from the Sector Experts ............................................................................................................................10 Profile ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 General observations ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Most Important Trades/Skills ...................................................................................................................................... 11 Skills Shortages and Gaps ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Skills Requiring Training ................................................................................................................................................ 11 Role of Women ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Effectiveness of TSPs ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Findings from TSPs ........................................................................................................................................................11 Formal TSPs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Profile ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Courses and Available Training Capacity ...................................................................................................................... 12 Relevance and Quality of Courses Offered .................................................................................................................... 12 Capacity of the TSPs to develop and adapt curricula ............................................................................................... 12 Available Capacity of the TSPs to Train Trainers ....................................................................................................... 12 Capacity to Establish Linkages with Employers ......................................................................................................... 13 Skills Needs Identified by TSPs .......................................................................................................................................... 13 Findings from Informal TSPs .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 14 Background .......................................................................................................................................................................14 Furniture Sector Skills Study .....................................................................................................................................14 Conceptual Framework ................................................................................................................................................15 Conceptual Framework Mapping.............................................................................................................................15 Research Design ..............................................................................................................................................................16 Data Processing and Management ..........................................................................................................................17 Tools Finalization............................................................................................................................................................... 17 Database Development .................................................................................................................................................... 17 Data Collection .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Sampling Strategy for the Administration of the Quantitative Survey ..................................................... 17 Survey Administration ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Sampling Strategy for the Selection of Sector Experts and the TSPs ......................................................... 19 Key Informant Interviews (KIIs).................................................................................................................................. 19 Innovative Development Strategies iii | Page Data Entry ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Data Analysis (Findings from the Secondary research)..................................................... 20 Industry Snapshot ..........................................................................................................................................................20 Key clusters in Pakistan ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Value chain of the Furniture industry ...................................................................................................................... 20 Production