Skills Development: Vocational Education
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job(s) in the 21 st century. Therefore, graduates of TVET sectors are recommended toachieve
these skills before entering in the jobmarket. These skills are considered as reasonable skills
set because it gives TVET graduates an added advantage in the workplace in order to fulfill
multiple responsibilities in the workplace.
Table 3.13: Skills need to include in TVET sectors for future graduates
3.2.3. Findings from qualitative data
The interviews were transcribed in English following the exact pattern of Bangla audio files. It
was analyzed by using grounded theory, that is, first identified the central meaning and then
converted into a theme and thereafter the themewas linkedwith the research questions. All the
themes were verified with the participants’ quotations (“indicated in italic format”) from
interview. The participant’s names were anonymous and were kept confidential. An
identification number was used to uniquely distinguish them from one another :
THEME 1: Eradicationof poverty viavocational education
Poverty eradication: TVET is considered as means to eradicate poverty from any country.
Particularly, in Bangladesh where huge number of population is a burden, TVET sectors could
contribute significantly towards converting poor people to skilledmanpower who later can earn
money for their own living. Focusing on skill means toeradicate poverty from thewhole country.
Participants are highlighting this issue:
“The vast population of Bangladesh are no longer considered as a burden; rather nowadays
they are considered as wealth. If we can change our huge population to skilled workforce, then
our country will become a prosperous country”. (P3)
Type Sills set Remarks
(TVET sector
& industry)
Crucial  Technical skills (core skills
for specific task),
 Good Communication Skills
 ICT skills
 Language
Maximum no
of Participants
listed these
Urgent  Analyze & solve complex
problem
 Sincerity
 Negotiation skills
40% of
participants
listed these
Reasonable  Conceptual Understanding
 Leadership
 Teamwork
 Time Management
 Positive thinking & Attitude
 Self-management &
 Competitiveness
 Accounting skills
 Hands on Experience
30% of
participants
listed these