


After completion of their respective courses, 85% Coursera learners reported gaining more confidence at work, and 87% reported improved team performance. Learners can take advantage of learning at their own pace through on-demand video lectures, homework exercises, and community discussion forums.
PSDF COURSE FROM FSD FREE
Through PSDF, these courses will be offered free of cost to the youth that need them the most, with PSDF further incentivizing upskilling with a stipend of PKR 6,000 to be received upon completion of the course.Įvery course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from 190 world-class universities and organizations (University of Virginia, UCDavis, Google, IBM etc.) with over 40+ Million learners till date. The courses currently offered through PSDF, are 4-months long, and are in the fields of Digital Marketing (for learning SEO, Social Media Marketing and Marketing Analytics), IT (ranging from APP development to coding languages of JAVA & PYTHON), to Finance (Financial Accounting Fundamentals). PSDF’s partnership with Coursera taps into this potential, offering a wide variety of courses in market relevant fields, and are particularly geared towards enhancing career advancement, increasing income avenues, and promoting self-employment. Internet penetration, growing cellular subscribers have facilitated the uptake of online learning, providing access to the world’s best education, and promoting inclusion in learning. While online learning is a relatively new phenomenon in Pakistan, amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic, interest and necessity have jointly dictated the shift to online learning particularly for school, colleges and universities. The partnership was announced during Coursera CEO’s Global Keynote at the Coursera virtual conference. LAHORE (Pakistan Point News - 9th Nov, 2020) PSDF, the largest skills development fund in Pakistan (funded by FCDO and the Government of Punjab), has partnered with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms, to offer globally recognized courses, free of cost for our youth. PSDF co-created this course with HBL to assist you in pitching a solid and strategic business plan to be eligible to secure the loan under the “Kamyab Jawan” scheme.PSDF, the largest skills development fund in Pakistan (funded by FCDO and the Government of Punjab), has partnered with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms, to offer globally recognized courses, free of cost for our youth PSDF believes in uplifting you, the youth of Pakistan and giving you the necessary skills training to find sustainable income generating opportunities. Key objectives of PSDF in designing this? The course titled ‘Entrepreneurship’ will greatly assist you in identifying business opportunities, establishing a legal status of the business, creating a financial identity of the business and finally, being able to create a detailed and sound business plan in order to apply for the “Kamyab Jawan” Loan Scheme with HBL. How can this help individuals interested in launching their own startups? Moreover, it will refine your ability to create and pitch a comprehensive and detailed business proposal, in a proper way. Also, this course will allow you to efficiently manage finances, supply chain and plan ahead for your business venture. What key skills and knowledge will you gain?Īfter the successful completion of the course, you will understand effective market research as well as identifying potential business opportunities. From planning to launching to managing your business, this course will assist you throughout and equip you with all the skills and knowledge necessary to not only start your own business venture but also sustain and expand its operations. Our course will cover all the basics you need to know about laying down the groundwork and executing your business idea.

PSDF and HBL have designed an Entrepreneurship course to help you understand the requirements on your journey to starting a business of your own.
