Ministry of Education (Pakistan)

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political figure is known as the Education Minister of Pakistan.

Education is primarily provincial in Pakistan.

The Ministry of Professional and Technical Training was established in July 2011 in the wake of 18th Amendment when Education department was transferred from federal to provinces. In 2013, it was renamed to Ministry of Education, Trainings & Standards in Higher Education, and in 2014 was renamed to Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

The department’s main responsibilities include creating policies, plans and programs to ensure the accessibility and availability of education in Pakistan. It is also a provider of many technical, vocational and professional skills and training that are needed to satisfy the national and international standards of the employment market. It works in collaboration with other ministries and organizations by sponsoring students, distributing scholarships and conducting multiple training sessions. Sub-departments under the ministry of Education and Training include: National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, National Commission for Human Development, National Education Founding, National Education Assessment System etc.

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan is an independent and autonomous established institution of primary funding, overseeing, regulating, and accrediting the higher education efforts in Pakistan.

The Academy of Educational Planning and Management (AEPAM) was established in 1982 as an autonomous Organization of Ministry of Education and it was declared as 'Subordinate Office' of Ministry of Education in 2005. After 18th Amendment Bill 2011 AEPAM is 'Subordinate Office' of Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.

AEPAM is a training institution for Education Managers in the field of financial and administrative management of Secondary Schools and Higher Secondary Schools.

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