The in-house and external training needs in the fields of survey and mapping are fulfilled at our Survey Training Institute (STI) which was established in 1986 in Islamabad. STI is the sole public sector institute equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for training in surveying and mapping, Remote Sensing and GIS. Since 2008, courses for private students are also being conducted here which are advertised for public through national newspapers. Regular and refresher courses both in Technical and Administrative fields are being conducted at the institute which is affiliated with Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE) Lahore since 1999 for: