Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has said that the goal of economic liberation will never be achieved unless the marginalized people are turned into skilled human resources. They are now at the top of the list of developed countries as one of the most populous countries like China has turned everyone into skilled human resources. If we want to move forward in this direction, we have to enrich the marginalized invested labor with technology.
He was speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural function of the skills training program for 600 trainees organized by LIUPC and UNDP at the USEP office in Pahartali Ambagan on Tuesday morning.
Chittagong City Corporation Chief Executive Officer Md. Shahidul Alam presided over the function. Town Manager of the project Md. Sarwar Hossain Khan, Private Secretary to the Mayor Muhammad Abul Hashem, USEP Regional Manager Joy Prakash Barua, Md. Akram Hossain Sabuj, LIUPC Mohammad Hanif, Kohinoor Akhter, Asma Akhter, Jannatul Ferdous among the trainees spoke.
The CCC mayor said that many people in Bangladesh are working abroad and earning large amount of remittances. These remittances are a great means of achieving growth in Bangladesh. However, a large part of our human resources employed abroad are inefficient as compared to the neighboring countries. If they were efficient, the remittance supply pipeline would be more prosperous and would have a positive impact on the national economy.
Certificate-based education alone never changes a person's destiny and ensures employment, he said. Therefore, it is imperative to combine the vocational technology practice of the conventional education system with the efficient curriculum in their respective fields. He expressed satisfaction over the assistance provided to 1710 apprentices in 19 trades so far under the LIUPC project.
CCC CEO Md Shahidul Alam said training activities for 600 trainees have been started. As a result of providing all these trainings, the existing shortage of workers in the informal sector has been met; the skills of men and women and the empowerment of women have been gradually increasing. He called on all to adhere to health norms to prevent corona epidemics.
