EC to fund 14m Euro to finance technical, vocational education
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
European Commission (EC) Monday signed a 14 million Euro agreement with the government to fund Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) project, reports UNB.
Secretary to Economic Relations Division (ERD) Md Aminul Islam Bhuiyan and Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission Dr Stefan Frowein signed the contract at the ERD office.
The EC funding is aimed at supporting Bangladesh in alleviating poverty in line with its National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction.
The EC's direct counterpart in the project is the Directorate for Technical Education (DTE) and the project will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The project is expected to facilitate a market- oriented and flexible TVET system, which responds to the demand for competitive skills in the modern marketplace, as well as to the needs of youth and under-privileged groups.
Secretary to Economic Relations Division (ERD) Md Aminul Islam Bhuiyan and Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission Dr Stefan Frowein signed the contract at the ERD office.
The EC funding is aimed at supporting Bangladesh in alleviating poverty in line with its National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction.
The EC's direct counterpart in the project is the Directorate for Technical Education (DTE) and the project will be implemented by the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The project is expected to facilitate a market- oriented and flexible TVET system, which responds to the demand for competitive skills in the modern marketplace, as well as to the needs of youth and under-privileged groups.