WEF, PSDF collaborate to set Pakistan's future skills agenda

Top leaders from across the public and private sector gathered at a press conference the other day, to discuss the future of jobs in Pakistan, in light of the World Economic Forum Report.

Present at the event were, Parwaaz co-chairs, Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari ( SAPM Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development), Muhammad Aurangzeb, President & CEO HBL, Ghias Khan, President & CEO Engro Corporation, Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO Telenor Pakistan and Chairman Telenor Microfinance Bank as well as top business leaders including, Monis Rahman, CEO & Founder Naseeb Networks, Asif Peer, CEO Systems Limited, Ehsan

Saya, Managing Director Daraz.pk and Jawad Khan, CEO PSDF.

In a monumental step, Pakistan has been featured in the 'Future of Jobs' Report by the World Economic Forum ( WEF) for the first time. The Pakistan Chapter showcases jobs and skills of the future, highlighting Pakistani employers' perspective on new job roles and skills that require attention and investment in Pakistan in the age of technology and automation. In its 2020 edition, the Report features in-depth information on 15 global industries and 26 advanced and emerging countries.

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Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) serves as the secretariat for WEF's (National

Accelerator on Closing the Skills Gap in Pakistan - 'Parwaaz'). Parwaaz brought Pakistan into the global conversation on skills and the future of work by facilitating an extensive employers' based survey conducted with over 50 top Pakistani companies and business leaders across 6 priority sectors. The profile on Pakistan provides a detailed snapshot of the future readiness of the workforce in the country.

The Report also features CEO PSDF, Jawad Khan as a Global Expert on the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on New Agenda on Education & Work. The Report insights reveal that in Pakistan, of the over 82 million working age population, 50% on average have requisite digital skills, 51% have business relevant skills, and almost 55% have acquired education with business relevance.