08/25/2026
Single TVET Ecosystem Briefing at PSDA
OptimusFox presented a comprehensive briefing on the Single TVET Ecosystem developed under the Improving Workforce Readiness in Punjab Project (IWRPP), with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to ๐๐๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐, Secretary, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Department (SD&ED), Government of Punjab.
The session was attended by:
Ms.๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ Director General (DG), Punjab Skills Development Authority (PSDA)
Ms. Amna Rafique, Project Director, Project Implementation Unit (PIU) โ Improving Workforce Readiness in Punjab Project (IWRPP)
Dr. Riaz Ud din, Head of IT, ๐๐&๐๐ : ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ & ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ
Senior members of the ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ - ๐๐๐๐ team
Mr. Rosheel Baig, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), OptimusFox, presented the platform's architecture, core modules, and development progress to date. The briefing underscored that this initiative is fully integrated digital ecosystem for the province's TVET sector unifying institutes, students, employers, and regulatory bodies within a single, centralized framework for governance and data management.
The Secretary, SD&ED, commended the team's progress and directed the accelerated completion of remaining milestones, emphasizing the platform's significance in strengthening project monitoring, centralized data management, institutional reporting, and evidence-based policymaking across Punjab's technical and vocational education landscape.
The session also recognized the project's leadership continuity: Zohaib Mushtaq Baloch , former Project Director, PIU-IWRPP, whose early direction helped establish the project's foundation, and Ms. Amna Rafique, the current Project Director, who continues to steer implementation toward this milestone.
This engagement reflects OptimusFox's continued commitment in close collaboration with PSDA, SD&ED, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to advancing digital transformation and technology-enabled governance in Punjab, and to building a unified, data-driven TVET ecosystem in service of the province's workforce development goals.
