27/03/2026
🚀 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐈𝐓 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞
A high-impact delegation led by GCCI President Ali Butt , with active participation from GRWFA President Meer Hamza, recently held strategic meetings in Lahore with key stakeholders driving skills development in Punjab.
📌 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝?
Two focused engagements:
𝟏. 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐛 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝 (𝐏𝐒𝐃𝐅)
Meeting with C-level leadership:
• Ahmed Khan (CEO)
• Ali Akbar Bosan (COO)
• Azka Munir (Head of Program Design)
𝟐. 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 (𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐃)
Meeting with:
• Mr. Adnan Afzal Chattha (Chairperson – CM Task Force on Skills Development)
• Mr. Nadir Chattha (Secretary – SDED, Govt. of Punjab)
🎯 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
The goal was simple but powerful:
→ Align skill development directly with 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝
→ Move beyond generic training to 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
→ Ensure Gujranwala doesn’t just produce talent, but 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬
⚙️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭
The discussions were highly execution-focused:
• Identifying 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬
• Conducting 𝟑𝐃 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 for each cluster
• Designing 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦, 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
• Integrating with 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐒𝐃𝐅 & 𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 to maximize impact
💡 Key Outcome (Big Win)
GRWFA successfully positioned 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐈𝐓 & 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫.
This is a major shift.
It means:
• Tech is now recognized alongside traditional industries
• Future programs will include 𝐈𝐓, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬
• Funding, training, and policy attention will start flowing toward this space
🌐 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐣𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐚’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲
This is where it gets exciting:
✅ New pipelines for 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, 𝐣𝐨𝐛-𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭
✅ Structured 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬
✅ Access to 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬
✅ Focus on 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 (𝐀𝐈, 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬)
✅ Stronger bridge between 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲
This is not just another meeting.
This is the beginning of a 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 for Gujranwala.
And we’re just getting started.
📣 Stay ready, real opportunities, programs, and collaborations are coming soon.