35 thousand youths get training at Sylhet TTC

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S.A Shofiee, Sylhet :
Some 35,000 male and female youths have achieved overseas jobs as skilled workforces in several countries after completing technical training on 29 courses in nine trades at Sylhet Technical Training Centre (TTC) in last three years.
‘A total of 35 thousand youths, including 33,000 males and 2,000 females, have been employed both at home and abroad and they are earning well to change their fortune,’ Principal (Acting) of Sylhet TTC Engineer Wali Ullah Mullah told. The nine trades are computer, electrical, electronics, refrigeration and air conditioning, welding and fabrication, automotive, garments, house keeping and foreign languages (English, Japanese and Korean).
‘The Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training of Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment is running Sylhet TTC to turn unemployed population into skilled workforce to increase productivity and accelerate progress,’ Mullah said.
The institution is producing skilled human resources contributing to improving human asset index for meeting demand of local industries and creating job opportunities abroad to increase foreign remittance.
On completion of training courses at Sylhet TTC, many local employing industries, factories and organisations are directly appointing skilled workforce and overseas employment recruiting agencies appointing them in foreign countries.
‘High officials of overseas employment recruiting agencies frequently visit Sylhet TTC and recruit our trained male and female skilled workforce as per their requirements in their countries,’ said Mullah.
Mili Begum, Shely Begum and Roly Khutun of different districts completed training at Sylhet TTC on housekeeping and they are earning Taka 30,000 per month after being recruited by overseas employment recruiting agencies in the KSA.
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