Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training

The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (Urdu: وفاقی وزارتِ برائے تعلیم و پیشہ وارانہ تربیت) is a federal ministry of the Government of Pakistan. The ministry's political head is known as the Minister for Education (Pakistan) | Minister of Pakistan and the ministry's bureaucratic head is the Education Secretary of Pakistan.

Education is primarily provincial issue in Pakistan in the wake of 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan when Education department was transferred from federal to provinces. The Ministry was established in July 2011. 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 and National Education Assessment System.