Faisalabad, Pakistan- On 26 November 2025, ICDL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Dynamic Learning (IDL), marking a significant step toward advancing digital skills development for students, professionals and communities across Pakistan.
The MoU was formalised by Mr. Amjad Hussain, Group Chairman of the Institute of Dynamic Learning (IDL), and Mr. Jehan Zada, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Centre for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), ICDL authorised local programme partner (LPP) in Pakistan.
Key representatives from both organisations were present to witness the signing. From the Institute of Dynamic Learning (IDL), attendees included Mrs. Tenzeela Amjad, Chair, Mr. Taimour Lodhi, Head of E-commerce & Related Services, and Mr. Majid Fayyaz, Head of Trainings. Representing the Centre for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) were Ms. Hadeel Shah, Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Tanveer Shakir, Business Development Manager. The presence of these leaders underscores the strategic importance of this collaboration and the shared commitment to advancing digital competencies in Pakistan.
Under this collaboration, IDL will work closely with ICDL to broaden access to internationally recognised digital skills certification for diverse groups of learners. The K–12 division of IDL will adopt ICDL modules and assessments to build strong foundational digital literacy among school students. At the tertiary and professional level, the IDL Kaplan arm will also integrate ICDL learning pathways into its CPD and career development programmes, enhancing the employability of university students and jobseekers.
Furthermore, IDL will embed ICDL certification within its e-commerce and digital business training initiatives, equipping working professionals and micro-entrepreneurs with essential digital competencies alongside practical, hands-on entrepreneurial skills.
We are pleased to collaborate with IDL to offer ICDL learning pathways and internationally recognised digital certification to Pakistan, empowering learners with essential digital skills that enhance future opportunities.
About Institute of Dynamic Learning (IDL)
Institute of Dynamic Learning (IDL) is a progressive education organisation with K-12 operations and related training arms focused on skills and character development. IDL also operates Kaplan for CPD and career development, and Empoweric, a youth and business empowerment arm offering e-commerce, digital marketing and web development training and incubation services.
About ICDL
ICDL is a global social enterprise dedicated to raising digital competence standards in the workforce, education, and society. Our certification programmes, delivered through an active network in over 100 countries, enable individuals and organisations to assess, build, and certify their competence in the use of computers and digital tools to the globally recognised ICDL standard.
As a not-for-profit social enterprise, ICDL Foundation benefits from the unique support of experts from national computer societies and partners worldwide to develop vendor-independent standards, defining the skills and knowledge required to use digital technology effectively. We work with education and training partners, local and regional authorities, national governments, international development organisations, as well as public and private sector employers in all sectors, in the delivery of our programmes.
The quality and reputation of ICDL are built on almost 30 years of experience in delivering certification programmes to over 17 million people in more than 40 languages worldwide, with more than 2.5 million ICDL tests taken annually. Our success is maintained by our ongoing innovation in certification programme development, our commitment to rigorous test design methodologies, and consistent adherence to our quality assurance standards. For more information about ICDL, please visit https://icdlasia.org/about-us/