National skills contest starts to encourage youths
The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA), beneath the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), launched ‘National Skills Competition’ across the country to facilitate development and enhancement of skills of the country’s large workforce at all trades to global standards.
The competition premiered at a function at Hotel Renaissance in the administrative centre on Saturday night, said a news release yesterday.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal inaugurated your competition as the chief guest while Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman delivered speech as the special guest.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Manmohan Parkash spoke as the guest of honour while Secretary of the PMO Md Tofazzel Hossain Miah presided over the programme and delivered concluding speech.
Executive Chairman of the NSDA Md Faruque Hossain delivered vote of thanks.
Speaking at the function, Mustafa Kamal said the government has undertaken different projects to build up skills of the country’s youths marking the celebration of birth centenary of the daddy of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
“Though Bangladesh may be the host country, the birth centenary will be celebrated across the world, which is rare,” he added.
The finance minister said many organisations are providing training to build up skills and the staff of the country are incredibly skilled in many fields.
However, he said, the country must bring all persons under skill.
Salman F Rahman said skills development of the country’s manpower is vital to face the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). “Bangladesh is continue. If we are able to make country’s young generation skilled, we are able to overcome the challenges of 4IR and we can also take the opportunities of the professional revolution,” he added.
Source: www.theindependentbd.com
