Irfan Malik (YouTube channel)

What the channel covers

Irfan Malik is the CEO of Xeven Solutions, a technology company in Pakistan. On the channel he tells his own story, starting as a computer typist and trying freelancing before building a company, and uses it to guide young people towards a career in technology. The channel combines full free courses with talks on careers, skills and the changing job market, mostly in Urdu with English technical terms.

His free AI courses were run as part of the Hope to Skills initiative, with recorded lectures posted on YouTube for anyone to follow.

Playlists to start with

• Free Artificial Intelligence Basic Course, then Free Artificial Intelligence Advance Course: the core free AI curriculum.
• Understand & Learn ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence Trends & Updates: practical use of AI tools and what is changing.
• Data Science Series: a route into data work.
• Communication Skills: recorded sessions on listening, writing, client communication, persuasion and leading meetings.
• Freelancing, Learn Upwork and Client Management: getting and keeping work online.
• Skill to Scale: Freelancing to Founder: building from freelance work towards a company.
• Technical playlists such as Full Stack Development & MERN Stack, QA Automation and Android App Development in Kotlin for specific career paths.

Who it suits

Students and fresh graduates in Pakistan who feel unsure where to start, career switchers who want an Urdu explanation of AI and tech careers, and freelancers who want to grow into a team. The communication skills series is useful for almost anyone starting work with international clients.

How to learn from it without getting stuck in tutorial loops

Career talks and course lectures both need follow-through:

• Pick one track from the channel (AI, data, full stack or freelancing) and stay with it for three months.
• Turn each lecture into a task. After an AI lecture, try the idea in a notebook; after a communication session, rewrite one real email or proposal.
• Build in public. Share small projects on LinkedIn or GitHub as you go; employers and clients notice steady progress.
• Check the date. AI tools change quickly, so prefer the most recent lectures when there are several on the same topic.

Pair it with on Sefism

• For AI, follow the AI engineering roadmap or the Data science roadmap, with the AI engineering cheat sheet for revision.
• For online work, the Freelancing roadmap and Remote jobs roadmap.
• New to tech altogether? Start with Switch into tech or University to job-ready.
• Set up your Upwork profile with the Upwork Help Center for freelancers.
• Book a 1:1 session if you want help choosing a direction.

Best for: Urdu-speaking learners in Pakistan who want free AI courses and a clear career path into tech.