Skill Development Training for Unemployed

A three-month skill development training on garments for the unemployed youths has at a training center of a local organization at Nashratpur under Sadar upazila in the district Gaibandha on Sunday.

Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) has arranged it under Reducing Poor by Skills Development on Garments project funded by Shiree/eep in partnership with GoB and DFID.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) M. Shahidul Islam formally inaugurated the training course at noon as the chief guest and Sadar Upazila parishad chairman Abdur Rashid Sarker was present as the special guest.

With M. Abdus Salam, executive chief of GUK in the chair, the inaugural session was also addressed, among others, by UNO Ashib Ahsan and president of Gaibandha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahjada Anwarul Quadir.

The speakers thanked the GUK for arranging such the training for the unemployed youths of the upazila in a bid to help them solve their unemployment problems through turning them into skilled manpower.

Initially, a total of 40 youths are taking part in the training in the first batch.

Talking to the BSS, executive chief of GUK Abdus Salam said a total of 1140 youths including women of Kamarjani, Mollarchar, Gidari, Malibari, Ghagoa and Boalil unions of the upazila would be imparted training on garments in phases under the project.

Getting jobs in different garments industries with handsome salaries after their successful training has also been ensured for them, he also said.

News Source: BSS, Tue, 17/05/2011

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8 Textile and Fashion Institutes Approved

Eight textiles and fashion designing institutes and training centres will be established throughout the country. On Tuesday, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved two such proposals worth Tk 1.63 billion have been approved for the purpose.

Planning minister AK Khandker told reporters, "The government intends to upgrade the apparel sector as our readymade garments are exported throughout the world." Four fashion designing and training institutes and four textile institutes will be established said the minister.

One fashion design and training institute will be set up in Dhaka and one each in Kumarkhali of Kushtia, Kalihaati of Tangail, and Belkuchi of Sirajganj under the apparel and jute ministry proposal.
Of the Tk 360 million project, Japan Debt Cancellation Centre will fund Tk 350 million and the government will bear Tk 10 million.

Four textile institutions under apparel and jute ministry will be established in Rangunia, Chittagong; Khalishpur, Khulna; and Natore.

Government will bear the entire cost (Tk 1.27 billion) cost of the project.

Both the proposals will be implemented by 2013, said Khandker.

The ECNEC meeting also approved seven other proposals worth Tk 21.69 billion which includes 'Rural Electrification Extension: Khulna Division Programme-1' worth Tk 3.93 billion under the power ministry; 'Youth Training Centres Establishment Programme in Remaining Eleven Districts' worth Tk 1.46 billion under the youth and sports ministry; 'Rehabilitation and Modernisation programme of Unit 1& 2 at Ghorashal Power Plant' worth Tk 2.53 billion under the power ministry; and 'Repair and Modernisation (amended) Programme of Chittagong Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Preparation of ICC World Cup 2011' worth Tk 710 million under youth and sports ministry.

- bdnews24.com, Tue, 19/10/2010

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