PART 1 - SAUD MASUD Need to build capacity at college and university level through intensive programs and workshops. Marketable skills are complimentary to formal education and must be proactively developed for enhanced "field-readiness" of students.

1. Future Awaits…
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2. Invest In
Your
Future
Luck is what happens when preparation
meets opportunity. Seneca
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3. Reality
#1
SKILLS, NOT
GRADES DEFINE
YOUR FUTURE
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4. Soft Skills Will Make Or Break Your Career
Importance
Hard Skills Will Drive Your Focus
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5. Reality
#2
PLANNING YOUR FUTURE IS
CHALLENGING
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6. Rapid Economic Shift
Traditional Economy Knowledge Economy
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7. Reality
Check
Source: Global Innovation Index 2014, World Bank
2%
4%
6%
PakistanWorldK-Economies
(% of GDP 2010-2014)
Source: World Bank, Vector Partners
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8. Facts
Facebook
• Most popular media platform
• Creates NO content
Airbnb
• Largest accommodation provider
• Owns NO real estate
Uber
• Largest taxi company
• Owns NO vehicle
Alibaba
• Most valuable retailer
• Has NO inventory
When The Rate Of Change On The
Outside Is Faster Than The Rate Of
Change On The Inside, The End Is
Near. Jack Welch
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9. Reality
#3
MARKET IS NOT
WRONG…IT PAYS
FOR SKILL
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10. Reality
#4
GROWING EMPHASIS ON
PRACTICAL EDUCATION
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11. Challenge
NOT “FIELD”
READY
skill gaps
DEGREE ≠ JOB
“commodity”
effect
JOB MISMATCH
decaying
potential
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12. How Do
You
Stand
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13. Reality
#5
THE FUTURE IS AS BRIGHT
AS EVER…ACT NOW
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14. You
Have A
REAL
Chance
Globalization
• Easier
access to
information
Declining
Cost of
Computing
• Easier
access to
tools
Wealth
Creation
• From
your
laptop
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15. Take
Action
Now
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