Govt doesn't want to create educated jobless any longer: Dipu Moni
Education minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday said that the government is focusing on developing skilled youth to handle future challenges and build a modern Bangladesh.
Terming the technical education as the backbone of development, she said, "There is absolutely no alternative to technical education to create Bangladesh an improved state," she said.
Dr Dipu Moni was speaking as the principle guest at a virtual meeting to mark the World Youth Skills Day 2020 organised by Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
This year’s theme of your day is "Skills for a Resilient Youth".
"A wide array of Honors and Master's degree holders are actually jobless because they do not have any technical knowledge," she said.
"We want to provide modern and tech-based education to greatly help them cope with the present day era. That's our aim," she added.
The training minister said the federal government has laid emphasis on technical education since it does not want to create any educated jobless persons any more.
Principal secretary to Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Kaikaus presided over the discussion while representatives of different government and non-government organizations took part.
Chief Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Zuena Aziz, secretary to Technical and Madrasah Education Division Md Aminul Islam Khan, Secretary of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Dr Ahmed Munirus Salehin also spoke, amongst others.
The US, at its General Assembly in November 2014, declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day.
The UN designated day seeks to create greater awareness on the value of technical, vocational education, and training and development of other skills relevant to both local and global economies.
