Industrial Skills Council launched
Saturday, 13 November 2010
The government Wednesday announced launching of Industrial Skills Council and Industry Advisory Council aiming to provide customised training to people engaged in tourism and hospitality industry.
Civil aviation and tourism secretary Shafique Alam Mehdi officially announced the launching of the two bodies at a function held in a city hotel.
Four Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) have been established under a reform project of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for four economic sub-sectors such as agro-food processing, transport, leather and leather goods and information technology while hospitality and tourism sector has recently been added to the list, said Francis DE Silva, advisor, TVET reform project, ILO Dhaka.
Azeem Shah, acting general manager of Westin Dhaka delivered the welcome speech while Gagan Rajbhandari, deputy director of ILO Dhaka, Arthur Shears, chief technical advisor, TVET reform project, Shah Md Abu Zafar, chairman of NCCWE, Abdul Mannan, chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), professor Nitai Chandra Sutradhar, director general of directorate of technical education, Abul Kashem, chairman of Bangladesh technical education board, WA Sarath, high commissioner of Sri Lanka to Bangladesh, Sadique Ahsan, founder president of Bangladesh hotel and guest house owners association (BHGHOA), spoke among others on the occasion.
International Labour Organization (ILO) is currently implementing the project funded by the European Commission (EC) to reduce poverty through reforms.
The ILO official said the TVET reform project aims to strengthen the technical and vocational training system in Bangladesh by improving productivity through skill development and providing job responsive training for priority skilled occupations in key industry sectors.
"In Bangladesh, skills are increasingly recognised by government and industry as crucial for poverty reduction, productivity improvement and the nation's continued development. ISCs can work as the forum for broad sector wide discussions on skill issues," said De Silva.
The primary task of the councils is to monitor, review and develop skills, provide leadership and strategic advice to TVET system; identify priority occupations, review competency standards and training curriculum.
Initially there are 22 members in the ISC and 21 in IAC of the tourism and hospitality industry.
"Such a timely initiative will help more people acquire skills and find decent jobs," said Shafique Alam Mehdi, civil aviation and tourism secretary.
Sadique Ahsan said various transformations are taking place in tourism sector in recent days.
Civil aviation and tourism secretary Shafique Alam Mehdi officially announced the launching of the two bodies at a function held in a city hotel.
Four Industry Skills Councils (ISCs) have been established under a reform project of the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) for four economic sub-sectors such as agro-food processing, transport, leather and leather goods and information technology while hospitality and tourism sector has recently been added to the list, said Francis DE Silva, advisor, TVET reform project, ILO Dhaka.
Azeem Shah, acting general manager of Westin Dhaka delivered the welcome speech while Gagan Rajbhandari, deputy director of ILO Dhaka, Arthur Shears, chief technical advisor, TVET reform project, Shah Md Abu Zafar, chairman of NCCWE, Abdul Mannan, chairman of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), professor Nitai Chandra Sutradhar, director general of directorate of technical education, Abul Kashem, chairman of Bangladesh technical education board, WA Sarath, high commissioner of Sri Lanka to Bangladesh, Sadique Ahsan, founder president of Bangladesh hotel and guest house owners association (BHGHOA), spoke among others on the occasion.
International Labour Organization (ILO) is currently implementing the project funded by the European Commission (EC) to reduce poverty through reforms.
The ILO official said the TVET reform project aims to strengthen the technical and vocational training system in Bangladesh by improving productivity through skill development and providing job responsive training for priority skilled occupations in key industry sectors.
"In Bangladesh, skills are increasingly recognised by government and industry as crucial for poverty reduction, productivity improvement and the nation's continued development. ISCs can work as the forum for broad sector wide discussions on skill issues," said De Silva.
The primary task of the councils is to monitor, review and develop skills, provide leadership and strategic advice to TVET system; identify priority occupations, review competency standards and training curriculum.
Initially there are 22 members in the ISC and 21 in IAC of the tourism and hospitality industry.
"Such a timely initiative will help more people acquire skills and find decent jobs," said Shafique Alam Mehdi, civil aviation and tourism secretary.
Sadique Ahsan said various transformations are taking place in tourism sector in recent days.