SkipQ in the News
I would like to make mention of at least one Pakistani ed-tech/training startup ‘SkipQ’ that has identified
this gap [between industry and academia] and developed a
successful business model that addresses it. Currently they are focused on meeting the demand
for cloud computing skills in the market. They select cohorts of fresh graduates, train them on
a tool/ platform and contemporary development
workflows for about six weeks. In this time, they bridge the gap between what they know and what
employers need them to know, while paying them a small stipend. Those who negotiate the
programme successfully have a job waiting
for them. This model is working so well that multiple cohorts are pre-booked for hiring by
employers.
Ayesha Razzaque, Technical Advisor at Ministry of Federal and Professional Training. Full article available here