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5. In many cases, industries are not willing to provide support to the TVET sectors,
such as they refuse to provide space for students’ industrial attachment, to show
reluctant to collaborate with TVET sectors, and the like
Figure 3.11: The relationship of TVET sectors and industry
The above challenges are supported by the following interviews data:
“We cannot provide the skilled workforce that industry wants, because industry always runs
by latest technology (machineries). But in fact, in every institution (in TVET sectors of
Bangladesh), are running by the help of backdated machineries. This is the overall situation.
For example, industrial machines (tasks) are controlled by PLC and automation. But we train
our student for manual control system”. (P3)
“Since we cannot update our syllabus every year so this gap will remain between institutes
and industry. …. (For example) In case of computer technology, every day the technology
change”. (P10)
“There is gap between industrial requirements and our curriculum, (and also) gap between
the machineries. Industry focuses for production. In any way and at any cost they want to
increase their production. They spend a lot for buying new technologies, which makes their
production more efficient. But our institution didn’t invest on modern technology. Current
modern technology that industry imports, even after 7 years, we do not get those
technologies. That’s the reason we cannot introduce (this expertise) to students, and this is
the biggest gap with industry”. (P11)
“Many of our instructors were directly recruited as a teacher. They don’t have any industrial
experience and not in a touch with new technologies. Therefore, he can’t teach his student s
about the new technologies used in industrial level”. (P1)
“Industry owner maintains a distance with us (TVET sectors). They do not have much
intention to collaborate with us”. (P11)
Relationship: TVET~Industry
Lack ofmodern
equipement
Teachers have lack of
industrial experience
Subjects areChanging
rapidly
Industry is reluctant to
collaboratewithTVET