Projects worth Tk 600m for job creation, modernising BITAC
Saturday, 17 July 2010
The Ministry of Industries has drawn up three fresh projects with an involvement of Tk 600 million for creating employment opportunities and modernising Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (BITAC), sources said, reports BSS.
The projects - Self-employment and Poverty Alleviation (SEPA), Mod-ernisation of BITAC, and Establishment of BITAC Bogra Centre -- will be implemented during the next five years.
The BITAC, an autonomous body had been providing various trainings on diverse trades aimed at turning the huge manpower into skilled and productive workforce.
Under the SEPA project, some 10,000 poor people, mostly women would be imparted vocational training to meet the growing demand for skilled manpower in industrial sector both at home and abroad.
Dr Ihsanul Karim, Project Director of SEPA told BSS that the trades include light machine tools, RMG maintenance, general welding (refrigerator and air- conditioning), plastic processing, household appliance maintenance and other disciplines.
He said the main objective of the project is to develop practical technical skill of the workforce to help bolster the growth of SME sector and contribute to the industrialisation process in the country.
The projects - Self-employment and Poverty Alleviation (SEPA), Mod-ernisation of BITAC, and Establishment of BITAC Bogra Centre -- will be implemented during the next five years.
The BITAC, an autonomous body had been providing various trainings on diverse trades aimed at turning the huge manpower into skilled and productive workforce.
Under the SEPA project, some 10,000 poor people, mostly women would be imparted vocational training to meet the growing demand for skilled manpower in industrial sector both at home and abroad.
Dr Ihsanul Karim, Project Director of SEPA told BSS that the trades include light machine tools, RMG maintenance, general welding (refrigerator and air- conditioning), plastic processing, household appliance maintenance and other disciplines.
He said the main objective of the project is to develop practical technical skill of the workforce to help bolster the growth of SME sector and contribute to the industrialisation process in the country.