Skilled human resources

Speakers at a discussion titled “Productivity for Sustainable Development and Growth” in Rangpur recently said skilled human resources can enhance productivity in every sector to attain sustainable development goals (SDGs) for building a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed one by 2041. According to a report of this newspaper on Wednesday, the discussion was arranged in observance of the National Productivity Day-2017. There is no alternative to development of skills for exploring the job markets at home and abroad. Only skilled persons can free the country from the curse of unemployment and contribute immensely to the economic development of the country.  

Skilled persons usually do not face problems in getting jobs in their native country for survival. In fact, they are assets for the country. There are people who, equipped with proper skills, even do not care for employments, rather they create employments for themselves and others. These people have great demand in their native land as well as in the global job markets. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis went to different countries, particularly in the Middle East countries, to change their lot. But all of them are not skilled workers. Those who went abroad without equipping themselves with the requisite skills are doing menial jobs. Since they have no bargaining power, they have to accept whatever jobs are offered to them. They get lower wages and send poor remittance to their near and dear ones. They have no job security and are at the mercy of their employers.

In recent years, remittance from migrant workers became a driving force of the Bangladesh economy.  But this could have increased further had migrants with due skills in increasing numbers been engaged in jobs befitting them. Many Bangladeshi workers are confronted with job insecurity due to lack of basic education and vocational skills. Many were shown the door. Many returned to their homes utterly pauperized. This is very unfortunate.

Even at home, their lack of relevant skills and a mismatch between supply and demand leads to very poor employability and lower wages for them.   Considering the facts stated above, emphasis should be given on making the country’s technical and vocational training institutions need-oriented and effective for generating more competent work force to meet the growing national needs. There are polytechnic institutes and vocational training centres run by the state as well as under private ownership in different districts of the country. But these are quite inadequate to meet the requirements. More such institutes and centres should be set up to provide the burgeoning number of people with skills.     

Skilled human resources

Speakers at a discussion titled Productivity for Sustainable Development and Growth in Rangpur recently said skilled human resources can enhance productivity in every sector to attain sustainable development goals (SDGs) for building a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed one by 2041. According to a report of this newspaper on Wednesday, the discussion was arranged in observance of the National Productivity Day-2017. There is no alternative to development of skills for exploring the job markets at home and abroad. Only skilled persons can free the country from the curse of unemployment and contribute immensely to the economic development of the country. Skilled persons usually do not face problems in getting jobs in their native country for survival. In fact, they are assets for the country. There are people who, equipped with proper skills, even do not care for employments, rather they create employments for themselves and others. These people have great demand in their native land as well as in the global job markets. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of Bangladeshis went to different countries, particularly in the Middle East countries, to change their lot. But all of them are not skilled workers. Those who went abroad without equipping themselves with the requisite skills are doing menial jobs. Since they have no bargaining power, they have to accept whatever jobs are offered to them. They get lower wages and send poor remittance to their near and dear ones. They have no job security and are at the mercy of their employers. In recent years, remittance from migrant workers became a driving force of the Bangladesh economy. But this could have increased further had migrants with due skills in increasing numbers been engaged in jobs befitting them. Many Bangladeshi workers are confronted with job insecurity due to lack of basic education and vocational skills. Many were shown the door. Many returned to their homes utterly pauperized. This is very unfortunate. Even at home, their lack of relevant skills and a mismatch between supply and demand leads to very poor employability and lower wages for them. Considering the facts stated above, emphasis should be given on making the countrys technical and vocational training institutions need-oriented and effective for generating more competent work force to meet the growing national needs. There are polytechnic institutes and vocational training centres run by the state as well as under private ownership in different districts of the country. But these are quite inadequate to meet the requirements. More such institutes and centres should be set up to provide the burgeoning number of people with skills.