Pakistan HR needs:
It is the lingua franca that opens relatively better employment opportunities in the local and global marketplace for the human resource who are proficient in the English language. However, the proficiency skills of a majority of Pakistani graduates, who acquire such skills is not up to the market standards. Resultant, employment opportunities in the marketplace for Pakistani h
uman resource is declining particularly for youth which is now estimated over 40 percent of the population (aged 15-35). Pakistan’s ranking in Global Competitive Index is also alarming. (According to the Global Competitiveness Report 2014-15 released by the WEF, Pakistan Ranks: GCI 129th on the list of 144 nations.) According to the Global English Dialogue (GED), published by the British Council in June 2015, employers, educationalists and policy makers in the South Asia region – all need to understand more readily where and why English is needed and how exactly it fits into the broader debate around skills. It needs to be carefully integrated into high-quality education from the beginning of school and then throughout the education process. This is because skills development has taken centre stage in many countries in South Asia as part of an effort to alleviate poverty, promote social mobility and address inequity on many levels. LearnEnglish.pk promotes English language in the country by offering learning, testing and assessment and continuous professional development (CPD) program for teachers training.
