The 23rd National Training Day and 36th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Society for Training and Development (BSTD) will be observed through various programmes in the country today.
The BSTD has chalked out elaborate programmes to mark the day, said an official press release here on Tuesday.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day wishing all success of the day’s programmes.
“To expedite the socio-economic development of a country, skilled, experienced, professional, service-oriented and industrious workforce is needed,” President Abdul Hamid said in a message yesterday marking the National Training Day.
Along with the institutional education, there is no alternative to profession based improved and modern trainings to create skilled human resource, he added.
“The present government is implementing massive development schemes in different sectors, including education, health and infrastructure, aiming at building a prosperous and developed Bangladesh,” Hamid said.
The President lauded the role of BSTD in observing the day and hoped that it would continue its efforts to develop skilled manpower.
In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said realizing the importance of training, her government has taken various development and reform programmes for the sector.
“Budget allocation for training sector has been increased. Priority has been given to infrastructural development of the training centers,” she said, adding that course duration of the foundation training for the cadre service officers was extended to six months from four months.
