The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) on Tuesday signed a contract with the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (SICIP) to implement a large-scale, industry-oriented semiconductor workforce development programme.
Mohammed Walid Hossain, executive project director of SICIP, and M A Jabbar, president of BSIA, signed the contract on behalf of their respective organisations at the SICIP office in Dhaka.
Under the agreement, BSIA will train 3,500 graduates from EEE, ECE, CSE, applied physics and other relevant disciplines through six specialised courses, says a press statement.
The courses are IC Design & Layout Engineering; Advanced Physical Design Program: RTL to GDSII; DFT and Verification Engineering Program for ASIC Designers; Applied Semiconductor Systems: Power Devices and Industrial Integration; Smart Systems Engineering: Embedded Design and Semiconductor Application Interfaces; and Packaging and Testing. Each course will run for three months (240 hours).
The total cost of the programme is Tk 351.4 million, and the implementation period will run from February 2026 to December 2028.
Speaking on the occasion, SICIP Executive Project Director Mohammed Walid Hossain emphasised the importance of ensuring high-quality training delivery, strong monitoring throughout implementation, and achieving at least 65 per cent job placement of certified trainees in line with the programme's objectives.
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