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Prepare action plan for skill dev suiting overseas jobs: CA

UNB, Dhaka
Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday directed the authorities concerned to prepare a three-year midterm action plan for skilldevelopment training to cater overseas employment demand for skilled manpower.
He also asked for proper monitoring of the implementation of the plan, conceived in view of demand of the present-day overseas labour market and the fact that unskilled job-seekers don't get their money'$ worth from jobs abroad.
He made the directive at a meeting at the CA’s office on the overall skill-development training programme and present position of overseas employment and action to attain remarkable success in manpowerdevelopment andexport.
The meeting was held under personal initiative of the chief
adviser.
A power-point presentation was made at the meeting, which showed that 475,896 workers were sent abroad from January to June this year,
For this year, the government has set a target of exporting nine lakh manpower-- four lakh of them skilled and semi-skilled.
Various short courses are being conducted in Technical Training Centres under five ministries -Education, Overseas Employment. Labour and Employment, Health, and Youth -for skill development, the meeting was told.
Public-private partnership is being built up for best utilisation of the capacity of the training centres
Rearing 49,000 people of skilled manpower in 2008 has been targeted through the Technical Training Centres and Institute of Marine Technology of the
Manpower, Employment and Training Bureau.
Other ministries and departments are implementing timebound action plans for running various courses on "high-demand trades", the meeting was informed.
TheCA. who expressed satisfaction over the skill-development programme, advised carrying out training programmes by designating some centres as model ones.
He also directed for taking steps to lease out unused technical training Centres under Youth Ministry to private sector to ensure their best use. He asked for following as model the countries which are exporting manpower on larger scale.
The CA said Bangladesh missions abroad would have to carry out special activities for ensuring labour welfare and expanding new markets of recruitment. "Not only
Labour Wing but also the entire Embassy or High Commission will have to take the responsibility,"
He also emphasised in-built briefing course apart from skill training and initiative for imparting training on languages of various countries.
It was informed that 6.58 billion dollars worth of foreign currencies were earned in 2007 from overseas employment and it is expected that this income would cross 9-billion mark in 2008 through the fixing of target of exporting manpower on a larger scale.
CA's Press Secretary Syed Fahim Munaim briefed newsmen about the meeting.
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, secretaries of the ministries concerned and the DG of the Manpower, Employment and TYaining Bureau and high officials were present at the meeting.