Social Media and Design
- Skills included
- Graphic Design, Digital Marketing, mobile video editing and reels
- You become
- Social media manager for small businesses
- Your first paid task
- Run a shop's Facebook and Instagram page for a month
Non-formal education · SkillUp Valley Institute
5 free earning tracks.
5 free earning tracks.
Learn a skill, earn your first income.
First batches start Saturday 10 October. Free orientation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 PM, Allahwala Town campus. Apply for a free course
How it works
12 weeks from first class to first income
- 1
Foundation (weeks 1 to 2)
Computer and phone basics, AI tools, online safety, receiving payments
- 2
Core skills (weeks 3 to 6)
The main skills of your track, hands-on every class
- 3
Real client work (weeks 7 to 8)
Do a real task for a real business, build your portfolio, learn to find clients
- 4
Earning support (weeks 9 to 12)
Work opportunities, weekly help sessions and follow-up from our team
The 5 tracks
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Choose your earning track
Office and Accounts Assistant
- Skills included
- Basic Computer and Office Skills, Bookkeeping and Tax Basics
- You become
- Computer and accounts assistant for offices, factories and shops
- Your first paid task
- Keep the books or data of one business for a month
Online Selling
- Skills included
- E-commerce, product photos, Sales and Communication
- You become
- Seller assistant for online stores, or owner of your own store
- Your first paid task
- List and manage 30 products for an online seller
Website Builder
- Skills included
- Web App Development, client handling
- You become
- Website maker for small businesses
- Your first paid task
- Build one website for a local business
Sales and Customer Service
- Skills included
- Sales and Communication, basic English, Basic Computer
- You become
- Tele-sales, customer support or retail staff
- Your first paid task
- A paid calling or counter shift
Every track includes AI tools and a "find clients and sell" module. Classes are taught in Urdu.
The Earning Ladder
Start with your first income. Then keep climbing.
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Level 1
First income
Your first PKR 10,000 to 20,000 a month
Open now -
Level 2
Steady income
PKR 20,000 to 60,000 a month
Coming next -
Level 3
Professional income
PKR 60,000 to 100,000 a month
Coming later
Level 2 is open to Level 1 graduates who have started earning. Income depends on each student's effort and the work available; these are goals, not guarantees.
How batches open
Apply for the track you want. A new batch opens once a track reaches 25 applications. We will contact you on WhatsApp with the start date. Students with 75% attendance and a passed capstone receive a Certificate of Completion. Classes are held at our Allahwala Town campus, Korangi.
Questions? WhatsApp Ali Raza, SkillUp Valley Institute: +92 305 8105908
Women-only batches are available for selected tracks. Delivering the PSEB Prime Minister National Technology Park (PNTP) training programme.
Skill modules
The skills inside our tracks
Social Media and Design
Graphic Design
- Who it is for
- Creative youth, women
- Entry
- Basic computer use
- Outcome
- Portfolio of 10 designs in Canva and Photoshop
What you will learn
- Design basics
- Canva
- Photoshop editing
- Banners and thumbnails
- Illustrator basics
- Logo and brand identity
- Print design
- Portfolio and capstone
Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Who it is for
- Youth, small business owners
- Entry
- Basic computer use
- Outcome
- Run a social media page and a small ad campaign
What you will learn
- Marketing basics and personas
- Facebook and Instagram pages
- Content creation
- TikTok and YouTube
- Meta ads
- Google Business Profile and SEO
- WhatsApp, email and analytics
- Marketing as a service and capstone
Office and Accounts Assistant
Basic Computer and Office Skills
- Who it is for
- Beginners, mothers, drop-outs
- Entry
- None
- Outcome
- Confident with Windows, MS Office, email and internet
What you will learn
- Computer and Windows basics
- Typing practice
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- Internet and Gmail
- Online safety and forms
- Smartphone skills and capstone
Bookkeeping and Tax Basics
- Who it is for
- Commerce students, shopkeepers
- Entry
- Inter or equivalent
- Outcome
- Keep books in QuickBooks and file a basic FBR return
What you will learn
- Debit, credit and journals
- Ledgers and bank reconciliation
- Excel registers
- QuickBooks setup
- QuickBooks transactions
- Financial reports
- Pakistan tax and FBR IRIS
- Sales tax, withholding and capstone
Online Selling
E-commerce
- Who it is for
- Youth, home-based sellers
- Entry
- Basic computer use
- Outcome
- A Daraz or Shopify store with products listed
What you will learn
- E-commerce models
- Product research and pricing
- Daraz selling
- Shopify store setup
- Product photography
- Orders, courier and COD
- Selling on social media
- Global selling and capstone
Sales and Communication
- Who it is for
- Youth, job seekers
- Entry
- Matric
- Outcome
- Sell a product or service, handle calls, write professional messages
What you will learn
- The sales process
- Communication and confidence
- Professional writing
- Prospecting and calling
- Discovery and pitching
- Objections and negotiation
- Closing, follow-up and CRM
- Sales careers and capstone pitch
Website Builder
Web App Development
- Who it is for
- Youth 16 to 25
- Entry
- Matric, basic computer use
- Outcome
- Build and publish a working website
What you will learn
- How the web works and setup
- HTML structure and forms
- CSS and Flexbox
- Responsive design and Bootstrap
- JavaScript basics
- DOM, events and APIs
- WordPress
- Git, deployment and capstone
Sales and Customer Service
This track uses Sales and Communication, Basic Computer and Office Skills, shown above, plus basic English.
Included in every track
Freelancing and Digital Earning
- Who it is for
- Youth and graduates
- Entry
- Basic computer use
- Outcome
- Live Fiverr or Upwork profile and first order attempt
What you will learn
- Freelancing basics and scams to avoid
- Skill building with AI
- Fiverr profile and gigs
- Upwork profile and proposals
- Client communication
- Getting paid and tax basics
- LinkedIn and personal branding
- Scaling up and capstone order
AI Tools for Work
- Who it is for
- Students, job seekers, teachers
- Entry
- Basic computer use
- Outcome
- Use AI tools for writing, design, research and automation
What you will learn
- What AI is, safe use
- Prompting well
- Writing with AI
- Research with AI
- Design with AI
- Spreadsheets with AI
- Automation basics
- AI for business and capstone
Advanced level, coming later
Mobile App Development
- Who it is for
- Youth 16 to 25, IT students
- Entry
- Inter, basic computer use
- Outcome
- Build a simple Android app
What you will learn
- Mobile apps and Flutter setup
- Dart basics
- Widgets and layouts
- Navigation and forms
- State, lists and cards
- Local storage and web APIs
- Firebase login and database
- Testing, APK and capstone