RAWALPINDI: A three-day on-the-campus training workshop on project management started here on Monday at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) for capacity building of non-teaching staff to promote good governance at the university campus. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) funded the indigenous PMAS-AAUR, Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Rai Niaz Ahmad was the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the workshop, being funded by the HEC. Addressing the participants, Prof Dr Rai Niaz Ahmad said the university was pursuing excellence in teaching and research to strengthen agricultural the economy of the country by producing and providing quality human resource. He said the focus of the university research had been shifted to identify and resolve problems and to introduce cutting edge technology in the agricultural sector. Lauding the HEC’s training programmes for enhancing the professional skills of the administration staff of the universities he said, such trainings were absolutely essential for the individual’s professional growth. He also appreciated the efforts of the directorate of planning and development for conducting such valuable training programmes. Advising the non-teaching staff to start a one window operation, he hoped the participants would refine their skills and work with more zeal and zest to serve the university. The convener of the workshop, Shahid Ali Khan, in his address briefed about the objectives of the training workshop. He informed the workshop would provide an opportunity to the employees to improve workplace efficiency.