Youth adept in quality technical education way forward in post-Covid-19 era: speakers | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • TBS Graduates
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Tech
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Thursday
September 21, 2023

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
    • Aviation
    • Bazaar
    • Budget
    • Industry
    • NBR
    • RMG
    • Corporates
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
    • Book Review
    • Brands
    • Earth
    • Explorer
    • Fact Check
    • Family
    • Food
    • Game Reviews
    • Good Practices
    • Habitat
    • Humour
    • In Focus
    • Luxury
    • Mode
    • Panorama
    • Pursuit
    • Wealth
    • Wellbeing
    • Wheels
  • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • Videos
    • TBS Graduates
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • COVID-19
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Tech
    • Magazine
  • বাংলা
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Youth adept in quality technical education way forward in post-Covid-19 era: speakers

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

TBS Report
17 July, 2020, 09:25 pm
Last modified: 17 July, 2020, 09:30 pm

Related News

  • Brac, Silatech partner to promote self employment through financial inclusion for 684,000 youths in Bangladesh
  • Political parties urged to encourage youth engagement
  • Youths are the driving force of our nation: Foreign Minister Momen
  • Equip the youth
  • Youth are the driving force of our nation: Momen

Youth adept in quality technical education way forward in post-Covid-19 era: speakers

Quality technical vocational education and training and skills development increase the prospect for the youth to gain access to decent employment

TBS Report
17 July, 2020, 09:25 pm
Last modified: 17 July, 2020, 09:30 pm
Youth adept in quality technical education way forward in post-Covid-19 era: speakers

Brac Skills Development Programme (SDP) organised a webinar today to share ideas on implementation of innovative delivery methods for skills training and gather valuable perspectives of the key persons in the skills and employment sector.

Brac Executive Director Asif Saleh moderated the event- In pandemic: Employment opportunities through skills training--participated by Munir Hasan, head of Youth Programme at the daily Prothom Alo, Fahim Mashroor, chief executive officer (CEO) of Bdjobs, Adnan Imtiaz Halim, CEO of Sheba XYZ, and Tasmiah T Rahman, current in charge of Brac SDP.

Speakers at the event tried to identify relevant skills demand, address employment opportunities and provide career counselling to youth in the post-Covid-19 era.

Quality technical vocational education and training and skills development increase the prospect for the youth to gain access to decent employment. 

However, hands-on technical training has become difficult as the world keeps fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced people to maintain social distances and stay at home halting all activities outside. 

In such a challenging time, World Youth Skills Day was observed on 15 July, like every year, to raise awareness about the importance of youth skills development. 

The event also dwelled upon creating awareness on the role of agile skills service providers and employability based on the post-COVID-19 skills demand and emerging employability sectors. 

Moderating the discussion, Brac ED Asif Saleh stressed on thinking out of the box to match the needs of the upcoming challenges.  

"During post-Covid-19 times, we need to rethink education, skills and jobs. While there are shortages of jobs, there will be new kinds of opportunities opening up also. How you self-teach and arm yourself with skills will make the difference in terms of getting jobs," said Saleh.  

"Digital jobs, IT jobs, healthcare jobs and identifying opportunities to become entrepreneurs may be key to your success. " Asif Saleh suggested the youth.   

"To boost efficiency and financial competency of the nation, it is paramount to spread quality technical vocational education in the country," said Munir Hasan, head of Youth Programme at the daily Prothom Alo.

Sheba XYZ  CEO Adnan Imtiaz Halim stressed on ensuring affordable access to vocational education during the ongoing crisis besides developing further skills to prepare the young population to survive the post-Covid-19 scenario. 

"Given the present situation, we need to prioritise our village-based economy. Those skilled workforce that have been forced to leave Dhaka and stay back in their village home should be given importance and we must devise a policy to ensure their employability," said Bdjobs CEO Fahim Mashroor.

BRAC SDP current in charge Tasmiah T Rahman stressed on growing resilience and urged the youth to stay connected during these challenging times.  

Top News

youth / technical education / ports-Covid-19

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • US Embassy Spokesperson Bryan Schiller speaks with reporters on Thursday (21 September). Photo: UNB
    US delegation to arrive in Dhaka on 7 October for pre-election assessment
  • Photo: UNB
    EU decision not to send observers proves country has no atmosphere for fair election: Mirza Fakhrul
  • European Union flags fly outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium September 19, 2019/ Reuters
    EU isn't sending full team of observers for next JS polls

MOST VIEWED

  • Bangladesh reports 32 more Covid-19 cases
    Bangladesh reports 32 more Covid-19 cases
  • Bangladesh reports 83 more Covid-19 cases
    Bangladesh reports 83 more Covid-19 cases
  • Illustration: Collected
    Bangladesh records one more Covid death, 80 cases in 24hrs
  • Illustration: Collected
    Bangladesh reports one more Covid-19 death, 36 cases in 24hrs
  • Covid-19: Bangladesh reports two more deaths, 121 cases
    Covid-19: Bangladesh reports two more deaths, 121 cases
  • Illustration: Collected
    Bangladesh sees one more Covid-19 death since 27 June, 66 cases in 24hrs

Related News

  • Brac, Silatech partner to promote self employment through financial inclusion for 684,000 youths in Bangladesh
  • Political parties urged to encourage youth engagement
  • Youths are the driving force of our nation: Foreign Minister Momen
  • Equip the youth
  • Youth are the driving force of our nation: Momen

Features

Mountain gorillas are vulnerable species, only found in the willderness. Photo: Muntasir Akash

Against all odds: My encounters with mountain gorillas in Rwanda

4h | Earth
Photo: Saqlain Rizve

The quiet afterglow of Dhaka's overhead water tanks

9h | Panorama
Photo: Shovy Zibran

Maachh-bhaat for the soul: How Mariam nourishes hearts on the streets of Dhaka

1d | Panorama
Team Bored Tunnelers is a cross-institutional team consisting of six board members: (from let to right) Talha Zubair, Shaekh Mohammad Shithil, Fahin Uddin, Imran Khan, Shahriar Iqbal Mahim and Sibly Noman. Photo: Courtesy

Meet the Bangladesh team in Elon Musk's Not-a-Boring Competition finals

1d | Pursuit

More Videos from TBS

Bank deposits increased by Tk 74,000 crore in April-June

Bank deposits increased by Tk 74,000 crore in April-June

3h | TBS Economy
Truefitt & Hill Bangladesh: From Buckingham Palace to Gulshan

Truefitt & Hill Bangladesh: From Buckingham Palace to Gulshan

4h | TBS Stories
Iran's disabled painter Fatemeh finally meets Cristiano Ronaldo

Iran's disabled painter Fatemeh finally meets Cristiano Ronaldo

5h | TBS SPORTS
Why are Japanese women unwilling to have children?

Why are Japanese women unwilling to have children?

6h | TBS World
EMAIL US
[email protected]
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2023
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - [email protected]

For advertisement- [email protected]