Publications: Skills and employability

2010 

• Proposed certification framework for TVET instructors in Bangladesh - [pdf 85 KB]
  01 January 2010 - This document states the proposed certification framework for TVET instructors and Workplace Assessors in Bangladesh. The document also outlines the 3 development levels within the Certificate in Vocational and Technical Training and Assessment (CVTTA), for a range of TVET instructors working at varying levels within the Bangladesh TVET system.
• Minimum competency standards for TVET instructors in Bangladesh - [pdf 1212 KB]
  01 January 2010 - This document presents a summary and details of the proposed minimum competency standards for TVET instructors in Bangladesh. The units of competence were developed through consultation with a wide range of stakeholders and were endorsed at a TVET Reform workshop held in December 2009.

2009 

• Review of National Structure & Coordination of TVET and Skills Development in Bangladesh - [pdf 468 KB]
  01 December 2009 - This review analyses the structure and coordination of TVET and skills development in Bangladesh and make recommendations for improvement. In particular it addresses the important roles of the National Skills Development Council (NSDC) and the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) and the need for increased private sector involvement in the system through Industry Skills Councils (ISC).
• Workshop on National Occupation Competency Standards TRANSPORT SECTOR - [pdf 569 KB]
  05 November 2009
• RPL ASSESSOR KIT For Standard Formal/Credit transfer Assessment - [pdf 248 KB]
  01 November 2009 - Recognition of Prior learning requires the recognition and acceptance by any Training Organisation of the qualifications and statements of skills issued by other RTOs and Registered Assessors enabling individuals to receive national recognition of qualifications and statements of skills
• Assessment and Overview of CBT and TREE Programs for Bangladesh - [pdf 2072 KB]
  01 November 2009 - This final report is meant to provide an outline of the ILO-UNDP Community-Based Training (CBT) program in four divisions in which it was implemented in Bangladesh—detailing components that can be built upon and be most effective in piloting a new Community-Based Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (CB-TREE) program under a tailored methodology to the particular socio-economic and market conte ...
• RPL ASSESSOR KIT Informal/Workplace Evidence - [pdf 300 KB]
  01 November 2009 - Recognition of Prior learning requires the recognition and acceptance by any Training Organisation of the qualifications and statements of skills issued by other RTOs and Registered Assessors enabling individuals to receive national recognition of qualifications and statements of skills
• Bangladesh skills development policy 2010-2015 - [pdf 3326 KB]
  17 September 2009 - Skills development depends on many different actors, including the private sector, non-for-profit actors, NGOs and civil society; as well as the large number of government ministries delivering skills based education and training. ...
• Financing of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh - [pdf 737 KB]
  01 September 2009 - This report reviews Bangladesh TVET funding system with regard to present funding levels and regulations as well as future funding opportunities to increase overall funding levels and improve efficiency. The report has briefly reviewed the economic environment for TVET as well as political targets and priorities. ...
• Bangladesh Decent Work Country Programme brochure - [pdf 1890 KB]
  02 June 2009 - Bangladesh Decent Work Country Programme was developed with active participation of tripartite constituents and has been implemented for the period 2006-2009, focusing on improving skills training and entrepreneurship for enhanced employability and livelihoods; improving coverage of social protection and rights for workers in selected sectors, including for migrants; combating child labour with pr ...
• Group Report: Fellowship 2 - [pdf 456 KB]
  30 April 2009 - The TVET Reform Project aims to support change within the TVET system of Bangladesh. It is an ambitious program of activities that focus on a broad range of TVET issues including development of new national policy, implementation of competency based training, new teacher training arrangements, a greater role for industry and decentralised management of institutions.
• Recognition of Prior Learning
  01 March 2009 - Recognition of Prior learning requires the recognition and acceptance by any Training Organisation of the qualifications and statements of skills issued by other RTOs and Registered Assessors enabling individuals to receive national recognition of qualifications and statements of skills
• Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE) - [pdf 285 KB]
  01 March 2009 - Community-based training (CBT) now referred to by ILO as Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE), a needs- based methodology for promoting income-generation through skills training and support services, has undergone long period of evolution, improvement and paradigm shifts. ...
• Assessment of formal and informal apprenticeship in Bangladesh - [pdf 761 KB]
  01 March 2009 - Looks at apprenticeship structures within four (4) business sectors: Leather and leather goods; transport equipment (shipbuilding and bicycle manufacture); agro-food processing; information technology (IT).

2008 

• Mapping and Analysis of Growth-Oriented Industrial Sub-Sectors and their Skill Requirements in Bangladesh - [pdf 1019 KB]
  06 November 2008 - This report describes findings of research including a survey of 36 Bangladesh enterprises intended to identity: (i) sectors which are competitive and demonstrate growth potential, and (ii) the type of skills that will be required by these sectors in the coming years. ...
• A NATIONAL TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK FOR BANGLADESH - [pdf 73 KB]
  06 November 2008 - This paper describes the National Technical and Vocational Qualifications Framework (NTVQF) proposed for Bangladesh. The proposal was developed after review of qualification frameworks in other countries and local consultations with government, private sector and NGO groups. ...
• Availability of data related to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Bangladesh - [pdf 2686 KB]
  28 May 2008 - This study has attempted to map the sources of TVET-related data and assess their availability, reliability, and coverage. It will contribute to the development of a database on TVET to better inform the delivery planning and resource allocation decisions and assess progress in the TVET sector, and has addressed the need for improved the data collection and data management for TVET in Bangladesh.