PAKISTAN SKILLING SYMPOSIUM 2023
BUILDING YOUTH TALENT AND DIGITAL ECONOMY
Businesses worldwide are leveraging technological advancements to propel economic growth, introduce innovative processes, and reshape customer-centric business models. The rapid transformation of the global landscape has significant implications for the education and training sector. The advent of technological revolutions, such as Industry 4.0 (IR 4.0), necessitates a comprehensive review of skills, knowledge, standards, policies, human resource development, social and cultural norms, and also resource mobilization strategies.
In response to the demands of industry and the impact of globalization on education, the Pakistan Skilling Symposium 2023 will establish a platform to explore the transformative role of technology in education. This symposium will bring together key stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to foster innovation and redefine innovation goals and strategies, ultimately enhancing learning outcomes and better preparing youth across Pakistan for the evolving workforce.
The Pakistan Skilling Symposium 2023 seeks to address the digital divide through collaborative strategies for enhancement of digital skills and combat isolation in the modern digital society. Through keynote addresses and interactive sessions, the symposium will explore pathways in achieving a fully digitalized inclusive future.
AIM
Pakistan skilling symposium aims to empower youth across Pakistan with the knowledge, skills, and proficiency required to leverage digital economy. It will also build the community to self-manage digital career and well-being through proactive edification.
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES
- To understand how to secure bridge digital skills gap and promote technological advancement within the country.
- To provide youth with industry recognized certification.
- To increase their employability and career advancement opportunities.
- To equip Pakistani youth with digital tools and knowledge.
- To integrate digital technologies into their profession and excel digital economy.
SCHEDULE
| Day 1 – 15 December 2023 | ||||
| Opening ceremony 9:30 am – 10:15 am | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Agenda | |||
| 9:30 am –9:45 am | Introductory Remarks Munawar Ali Mithani Managing Director, Sindh TEVTA, Pakistan | |||
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am | Inaugural address and launching of Skilling Symposium Malik Tahir Javaid, President Employers Federation of Pakistan | |||
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Welcome Remarks Aamir Afaq, Managing Director TEVTA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan | |||
| 10:15 am – 10:30 am Break | ||||
| Plenary Addresses | ||||
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Keynote Speaker 1 : Importance of Skill Development and Certification for Employability, Prof Dr. Ramlee Mustapha, Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia | |||
| 11:00 am – 11:20 am | Keynote Speaker 2: Leadership in Skill Development, Raja Saad Khan, Director Project Improving Girls Education Activity KP Peshawar | |||
| 11:20 am – 11:50 am | Keynote Speaker 3: Development of Future Ready workforce through Digitalization, Dr. Ramhari Lamichhane, PhD, International TVET and Management Expert, Nepal | |||
| 11:50 am – 12:20 pm | Keynote Speaker 4: Digital and Green Transformation, Dr. Margarita Pavlova, Director UNESCO – UNEVOC, Hong Kong | |||
| 12:20 pm – 12:40 pm | Keynote Speaker 5: The role of Universities in Skills Development of Workforce, Prof. Dr. Ahmed Waliullah Kazi, Vice Chancellor Isra University | |||
| 12:40 pm – 1:00 pm | Keynote Speaker 6: Navigating the Future: Entrepreneurship and Digitalization, Sadaf Abid, International Expert, Entrepreneurship and TVET. | |||
| Lunch Break 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | ||||
| Parallel Sessions | ||||
| 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Session 1 Fundamentals of Azure, Popoola Isiaka, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Nigeria | Session 2 Discover how to foster an A.I. ready culture in Marketing, Doher Drizzle Pablo, Microsoft MVP for Business Application, Philippines | Session 3 Microsoft E-Commerce Insights, Simbarashe Mupiwi, Freelance Microsoft 365 Support Consultant | Session 4 Digitalization in TVET, Engr. Dr. Mian Khurram Ahsan, Senior Faculty Specialist, Colombo Plan staff Collage, Manila, Philippines |
| End of Day 1 | ||||
| Start of Day 2 – 16 December 2023 | ||||
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Special Address 1: Accelerating Employability of Youth through Enterprise based Training Syed Nazar Ali, General Secretary, Employers Federation of Pakistan. | |||
| 9:50 am – 10:10 am | Special Address 2: AI: Driving Force Behind Industry 4.0 Dr. Fahad Golra, Director Research & Innovation, Agileo Automation, France. | |||
| 10:10 am – 10:30 am | Special Address 3: Revamping the Generations with Artificial Intelligence enabled eLearning modules Prof Dr Samia Rehman Dogar, Country Director Iqera, USA. | |||
| 10:30 am – 10:50 am | Special Address 4: Special Address 4: Freelancing / Job Hunting Techniques Raja Saood Saad, Business Development Manager, Sara Learning Global, USA. | |||
| 10:50 am – 11:15 am | Special Address 5: How to Secure an eLearning Career Abdul Ghani Rajput , UNEP Consultant, USA. | |||
| 11:15 am – 11:30 am Break | ||||
| Parallel Sessions | ||||
| 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Session 1 Empowering Educators: Automated Assignment Scoring via Azure OpenAI Service ChatGPT, Wong Chun Yin, Cyrus Microsoft Most Valuable Professional, Hong Kong. | Session 2 Agile Project Management for Software Development, Henry Hoang, Microsoft Certified Trainer. | Session 3 Introduction to DevOps , Frederick Anaafi, Digital Analytics – Microsoft Certified Trainer, Ghana. | |
| Closing Ceremony | ||||
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Closing Address, 1. Sohaib Fida Khan Tanoli, Director – Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan 2. Dr. Mansoor Zaib Khan, Head of TVET Sector Support Program, GIZ Pakistan | |||
| End of Symposium | ||||
