Skills Development: Vocational Education
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B. Poverty eradication through skill acquisition
1. Government has provided support to poor people for increasing their enrollment.
2. Bangladesh TVET sectors have provision to attract poor people towards skilled training.
3. Government provides free skill trainings for students from poor families.
4. The government and private sectors do not have sufficient scope to create jobs.
5. The skill training of Bangladesh has reduced poverty levels in the country.
6. The poor people could not manage resources to enroll for skill training (they need to work
hard for their living).
7. TVET sectors attract poor people for skill training.
8. The country has few initiatives to send skilled manpower to other countries (who in
return earn foreign currency).
9. TVET graduates in some cases have been actively involved in creating jobs through
entrepreneurship.
10. Generally, government has specific policies for attracting poor people for providing skill
training.
C. TVET and Industries linkage
1. There is inadequate link between skill development and industry (thus leading to low
employments).
2. Outdated skill training is not compatible (matching) with the current needs of the labor
market.
3. Many industries have provided on job training to enhance skills.
4. The graduates in many cases are not competent to meet industrial requirement.
5. Generally, there is no relationship between the number of TVET graduates and the skilled
workers needed in the industries.
6. Industries do not provide feedback to TVET institutions.
7. TVET Institutions (not all) have organized industrial attachments (internship) for
enhancing skills among the students.
D. Role of agencies
1. NGOs and other donor agencies help women and poor people in skill training.
2. Foreign investors, NGOs and donor agencies have not put much effort to open industries
for skilled people.
3. NGOs and donor agencies provide small funds to the poor skilledpeople to start business.
4. NGOs and other donor agencies work jointly with the government in formulating projects
to reduce poverty and unemployment.
5. NGOs and other donor agencies provide funds (aids/loans) for skill training.
6. In many cases NGOs and other donor agencies provide free skill trainings for poor
students.
7. NGOs or other donor agencies provide support (take initiatives) to increase the skill level
in the country.
The Result from Industry
Industrial views towards TVET in Bangladesh: Success, Challenges and Government Initiatives
1. The industry has no (in some cases very less) partnership with institutions which provide
immediate employment.
2. There is lack of collaboration between vocational institutions and industry in organizing
exhibitions to motivate young unemployed people.
3. Generally, there is no joint assessment of students by industry and institutions.
4. Female workers do not necessarily face higher level of unemployment.