Exporting manpower under a policy framework
Saturday, 8 March 2008
THERE should be a systematic process for exporting manpower, taking care not to create a shortage of professionals or the technically skilled for the country's needs. There has to be an assessment first of what the requirements of the country are for such professionals and skilled persons. And every effort should be made to create them in the needed number.
Only in the secondary phase, after meeting the need of skilled and professional persons for the country's economic growth and running of its social services, the available surplus workforce could be sent abroad. But Bangladesh lacks a policy like this. This explains why the country is failing to make the most of its manpower resources or getting the best returns out of them.
Manpower resources development needs a two-track approach. Such resources need to be created in adequate number and retained for the country's economic growth, developmental activities and the running its social sectors. There should be no shortage of qualified and trained personnel for these purposes. On the other hand, a plan needs to be implemented under both the public and private sectors to create trained manpower or human resources exclusively for exporting them to the overseas markets.
Ruben Z Ahmed
Washington D.C., USA.
Only in the secondary phase, after meeting the need of skilled and professional persons for the country's economic growth and running of its social services, the available surplus workforce could be sent abroad. But Bangladesh lacks a policy like this. This explains why the country is failing to make the most of its manpower resources or getting the best returns out of them.
Manpower resources development needs a two-track approach. Such resources need to be created in adequate number and retained for the country's economic growth, developmental activities and the running its social sectors. There should be no shortage of qualified and trained personnel for these purposes. On the other hand, a plan needs to be implemented under both the public and private sectors to create trained manpower or human resources exclusively for exporting them to the overseas markets.
Ruben Z Ahmed
Washington D.C., USA.