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PSDF will be holding an hour-long interactive session to walk you through their lineage, new projects and partnerships, and potential career opportunities. You can interact with industry experts who will be in attendance to talk about their journey with PSDF, the exciting work they are doing and what it takes to make an impact.
They will also have special prizes in store for the participants.
Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Time: 3:00 pm (PKT)
Link to Join the Session: Kindly email at kinza.tariq@lums.edu.pk
Students graduating in 2021 in BSc. Management Science, Accounting & Finance, Economics, Econ & Pol Science and all humanities majors are encouraged to attend.
PSDF is the largest skills development fund in Pakistan, set up by the Government of the Punjab in collaboration with Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). PSDF also manages the skills training funding provided by the World Bank. It funds trainings for over 100,000 youth every year in 250+ demand-driven trades through an ecosystem of 500+ training partners, primarily from the industry and private sector training providers. PSDF has played a leadership role in creating a skills training market with 90% training partners in the private sector. PSDF has adopted an output-based funding mechanism where it funds contract-to-completion outputs as well as completion-to-income generation outcomes.
PSDF serves as the National Secretariat for the Parwaaz-National Accelerator on Closing the Skills Gap in Pakistan.