PSDF, Uber to work on employment opportunities

LAHORE: Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) and Uber signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together towards enhancing economic opportunities in the transport sector of Punjab.

Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) takes concrete steps to create income generating opportunities for the unemployed youth of Punjab, said Punjab Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, who was present at the ceremony.

Through this collaboration, young job seekers and those generating low income will be provided with the necessary skills so that they can benefit from the opportunities that Uber offers in Pakistan.

By running a mass mobilisation campaign within the province, a trainee pool will be developed and trained in line with a curriculum approved by Uber.

These trainings, supported by PSDF, will be designed to help candidates in developing their technical, operational and entrepreneurial expertise, and skills that are necessary to ensure the safety and security of Uber’s riders.

Once trained, these candidates will then be introduced to and integrated with Uber’s technology system. Talks are also underway to engage the identified trainee pool for selected opportunities overseas.

Along with this, both parties also intend to undertake a survey in Punjab to determine the role that new technologies in the shared economy can play in supporting large-scale economic opportunity generation in the transport sector.

After signing the agreement with Uber, Jawad Khan, CEO of PSDF, said: “I am delighted with this latest development and hope that the results will bring us one step closer to achieving the goal that PSDF strives for.”