Bangladesh is going to emerge as an international accreditation authority in skill development, which is likely to open market for the country's labourers in the European market.
Official sources said Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) is about to get the accreditation authority of City and Guilds, now operating in more than 100 countries, for providing international-standard skill trainings.
They said this is the first-ever international accreditation of the country for the international job market.
"With earning the authority, our burgeoning capacity in sending labourers in five trades will increase," said a ministry official.
The official said BMET has already developed a pool of teachers with the help of City and Guilds to train people, interested to go abroad.
"It is now about a month's formality to earn the credit," said BMET director (training) Mohammad Khalilur Rahman.
He said BMET has almost completed the necessary process to get the accreditation authority.
The ministry officials said City and Guilds has trained up 60 BMET trainers, and found 50 of them qualified to conduct 360-430 hour-long trainings to local labourers in five trades.
They said the trained workers can get scope to look for jobs in the UK. They can also secure better jobs in the country's job market after getting the international certificates.
City and Guilds helps people, businesses and economies grow by shaping skills systems and supporting skills development.
At present, the country's 10 million labourers are working abroad, mostly in the middle-east countries.
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BMET to get UK\'s skill dev accreditation authority
Munima Sultana | Published: April 20, 2016 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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