Partner rules: what to say, what never to do

1How to describe NSDP

• NSDP is the National Skills Development Program, supported by the Government of Punjab and running under the vision of the Governor of Punjab. The official website is nsdp.pk.
• Courses start from Rs 1,000 a month, paid month by month, in three ways: self-paced, live on Zoom, or at an NSDP campus.
• Students get an NSDP certificate when they complete a course.
• The laptop scheme is for top performers: they complete their course, meet the eligibility criteria and then apply. Encourage people to aim for the top.
• The Asaan Karobar Card (interest-free business financing) is for NSDP students who meet its criteria; it is given on merit.
• Internships and jobs at jobs.nsdp.pk are offered by companies on merit: never promise anyone a job.
• Call yourself an independent NSDP affiliate partner.

2Never

• Never take fees. Students pay NSDP directly in the portal. Never accept cash, transfers or wallet payments for a course.
• Never promise a job, an income or a laptop.
• Never say you work for NSDP, its office or the government, and never use official logos to look like NSDP's own page.
• Never invent deadlines, seat counts, discounts or schemes.
• Never sign up yourself or people who don't exist, and never pay people to sign up.
• Never spam: no messages to people who said no, no posting in groups that don't allow it, no bulk messages to bought lists.
• Never bid on the NSDP name in search ads in a way that pretends to be NSDP's official site.

3How NSDP checks for misuse

NSDP reviews unusual patterns, for example a high share of refunds, many sign-ups with no payments, or a very large number of clicks with no sign-ups. This is to protect honest partners and students. A flag is not a penalty: NSDP may simply ask you about it.