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Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office and Advisor (State Minister) of the Ministry of Education, Primary and Mass Education, Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, and Labor and Employment Mahdi Amin said that the government is working to explore new and reopen closed overseas labour markets with a special emphasis of training and grooming human resources of the country.
He was speaking as the chief guest at a high-level dialogue titled “Bangladesh-GCC Workforce & Economic Outlook: Human Capital Opportunities, Trade and Investment Prospects” organized by ARISE Bangladesh Foundation at Hotel Sheraton in Dhaka Thursday.
The chief guest said in his speech that the government is giving special importance to diversifying the global employment market and increasing the participation of Bangladeshi women in the international competitive labor market.
He emphasized ensuring the necessary policy support to build an effective and sustainable migration ecosystem as well as more active and strong participation of the private sector. At the same time, he mentioned women’s participation and economic empowerment in the global labor market as one of the most important priorities of Bangladesh.
Citing his recent visit to China, he said that the government is planning to develop the country’s technical education by pursuing the Chinese model.
Dr Mahdi Amin said China has a reputation worldwide that ensures quality technical education in a highly effective and cost-efficient manner. . He also said the government has a plan to introduce a third language—such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Arabic—alongside technical education to prepare students to meet the demands of the global labor market and domestic and foreign industries.
He also said that the government is planning to send Bangladeshi students to pursue higher technical education in China with bank loans.
He said that during the short visit led by Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, fruitful discussions were held with representatives of over 50 leading technical and vocational universities, institutes and industries in China.
He said that during the visit, a significant MoU titled ‘China-Bangladesh Vocational Education, Training and Research Center’ was signed, while the ‘China-Bangladesh Industry and Education Integration International Service Center’ was formally launched.
The adviser said, “Ensuring rapid employment by upgrading the skills of our young people is one of the government’s key goals. Initiatives have been taken so that students can gain proficiency in the Chinese language and easily secure employment in domestic and international organizations.”
“Enhancing skills of the workforce, institutionalizing the economy and ensuring the economic empowerment of women are the goals of the government,” he told a symposium ……
He said that outdated equipment at the country’s technical education institutions will be replaced, laboratories will be modernized, and the longstanding shortage of teachers will be addressed promptly.
The Vice-Chancellor of the National University, Professor Dr. A. S. M. Amanullah was present as a special guest. The speakers in the dialogue said that Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the economic diversification of the United Arab Emirates, and the long-term development plans of Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman are creating new employment opportunities in various sectors including infrastructure, construction, healthcare, tourism, logistics, technology, renewable energy, and manufacturing in the GCC region.
‘However, simply sending workers is not enough to take advantage of these opportunities. Emphasis is placed on coordinating training, curricula, certification, and recruitment systems based on information about the type of skills needed in a given country, he said.
The dialogue proposed building a comprehensive “Skills-to-Employment Pipeline”: Market demand, skills forecasting, curriculum, training, certification, recruitment, employment, etc. In addition, emphasis is placed on destination-based training, international certification, direct partnerships between GCC employers and Bangladeshi training institutions, and strengthening data-based planning for the labor market.
The dialogue called for expanding Bangladesh-GCC relations beyond just labor migration to include trade, investment, education, healthcare, logistics, renewable energy, digital services, and expatriate-related investments.
Presenting the keynote address, Kaniz Fatema, Executive Director of ARISE Bangladesh Foundation, said, “The GCC should not be seen as just a destination for sending workers. It should be seen as a strategic market for our human resources, skills, services, trade and investment. We must first understand the market needs, develop and certify skills accordingly, and directly connect qualified Bangladeshi manpower with global employment opportunities.
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