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The training facility will have an initial capacity to provide training to 1,200 youths annually on four industry-demanded trades.
Chevron Bangladesh has partnered with Swisscontact and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) in establishing a skill training institute in Sylhet.
Chevron Bangladesh, the US operator of three gas fields-Bibiyana, Moulvibazar and Jalalabad in Sylhet-will set up the training institute, aiming to create a skilled workforce and provide easy access to vocational training for youths of SCC, said a press release.
The scheme will be implemented under the Swisscontact Bangladesh’s Uttoron project, funded by Chevron’s Bangladesh Partnership Initiative for which an agreement has been signed among the parties.
This Public-Private Partnership (PPP) offers an impetus to achieve the Bangladesh government’s Sustainable Development Goals per the Skills Development Policy 2011.
The training facility will have an initial capacity to provide training to 1,200 youths annually on four industry-demanded trades – electrical installation & maintenance, welding, plumbing pipe fitting, and housekeeping.
The event took place at the Dhaka Westin hotel. The agreement ceremony was attended by SCC Mayor Ariful Haque, Eric M Walker, president of Chevron Bangladesh, Muhammad Imrul Kabir, corporate affairs director of Chevron Bangladesh; and Mujibul Hasan, country director of Swisscontact.
Ariful Haque?said: “Lack of skilled workers is one of the biggest challenges our country is facing right now. Unfortunately, as a result of this, we are losing business to our competitors. The only way to encounter this is by creating a more skilled workforce, providing appropriate training, and equipping them for the market’s ever-changing demands.”
