Andeel Ali delivered a keynote session discussing education and literacy at Jinnah University for Women, emphasizing their importance for societal development. The document provides a global perspective on literacy rates and educational spending, highlighting notable advancements in regions like Africa and specifically mentioning Iran and Pakistan's educational scenarios. It calls for active citizenship to improve the education system in Pakistan and outlines the stages of a proposed practical training system to enhance learning outcomes.

1. A Keynote session at
“A good beginning Never Ends” at
Jinnah University for Women
By Andeel Ali
District Project Manager
Karachi - Hyderabad - Sukkur
Youth P arliament of Pakistan

2. A Non-Formal Educator by Profession
A Psychologist by Education
A Social Entrepreneur by Passion
A Philomath by Nature
Inspired to be a Polymath
Aspired to become the Living Stream

3. The curious case of
a Helper becoming
a Manager
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4. What is
Education?

5. “Education in its general sense is a
form of learning in which
knowledge, skills, and habits of a
group of people are transferred from
one generation to the next through
teaching, training, research, or
simply through autodidacticism.” –
John Dewey

6. What is
Literacy?

7. The United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) defines literacy as
“the ability to identify, understand,
interpret, create, communicate and
compute, using printed and written
materials associated with varying
contexts…..

8. Literacy involves a continuum of
learning in enabling individuals to
achieve their goals, to develop
their knowledge and potential,
and to participate fully in their
community and wider society.”

9. Global Educational Scenario?
Countries fall into three broad categories based on their Education Index: high, medium, and
low human development. The 2007/2008 edition of the Human Development Report was
published on November 27, 2007; in Brasília, Brazil.

10. Global Educational Scenario?
A map of literacy around the world. Created
using statistics from the UN Human
Development Report 2011. Several countries
improved from 2007/2008. The most notable
changes were in Africa where countries with
rates in the 30-40% group changed to 50-60%.

11. Regional Educational Scenario?
82% of the Iranian adult
population is now literate,
well ahead of the regional
average of 62%.

12. Regional Educational Scenario?
By 2007, Iran had a student to
workforce population ratio of
10.2%, standing among the
countries with highest ratio in
the world.

13. Regional Educational Scenario?
Each year, 20% of government
spending and 5% of GDP goes
to education, a higher rate
than most other developing
countries.

14. Regional Educational Scenario?
Education spending
usually makes up about
20 per cent of the annual
national budget.

15. Regional Educational Scenario?
In 2000 the Compulsory Education Act
codified compulsory education for
children of primary school age
(excepting those with disabilities), and
made it a criminal offence for parents
to fail to enroll their children in school
and ensure their regular attendance.

16. Regional Educational Scenario?
Singapore's education system has
been described as "world-leading"
and in 2010 was among those
picked out for commendation by
the British education minister
Michael Gove.

17. Local Educational Scenario?
Our total literacy rate is Literacy rate is 58%.
Public expenditure on education is just 2
percent of GDP. The government recently
approved the new national education policy,
which stipulates that education expenditure
will be increased to 7% of GDP.

18. Local Educational Scenario?
The article 25-A of Constitution of
Pakistan obligates the state to
provide free and compulsory quality
education to children of the age
group 5 to 16 years.

19. Local Educational Scenario?
Moreover, English is fast spreading in
Pakistan, with 18 million Pakistanis (11%
of the population) having a command
over the English language, which makes it
the 9th Largest English Speaking Nation in
the world and the 3rd largest in Asia.

20. Local Educational Scenario?
Year of
Total Definition of being "literate" Age group
census
One who can read a clear print in any
1951 16.4% All Ages
language
One who is able to read with understanding a
1961 16.3% Age 5 and above
simple letter in any language
One who is able to read and write in some
1972 21.7% Age 10 and Above
language with understanding
One who can read newspaper and write a
1981 26.2% Age 10 and Above
simple letter
One who can read a newspaper and write a
1998 43.9% Age 10 and Above
simple letter, in any language

21. Local Educational Scenario?

22. So are we gonna let it
stay it like this?
Or
Are we gonna Change it?

24. By indulging in
Active
Citizenship!

25. Just assure that the
Vow that you make
in Matriculation is
kept!

26. Once upon a time….
A company opted to
increase its sale!

27. A Practical Training System!
Will comprise of 3 stages.
Basic
Intermediate
Advanced

28. Basic Stage
A clear Vision
Good Communication Skills
High Emotional Intelligence

29. Intermediate Stage
Proper lesson Planning
Strategies & Methods of
Educating & Learning
Assessment and Evaluation

30. Advanced Stage
Establishing of Learning
Communities
Establishment of Libraries
Career Counseling

31. One Last Thought!
Employ your Velocity of Thought
and trigger the Renaissance of
Education in Pakistan!