Economic Reporter :
Speakers at a seminar have said that skill development is must to tackle automation-driven job cut as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has changed the dynamics of employment generation in the country.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organized the seminar on “Future Skill Development Required for Bangladesh” at a city hotel on Saturday.
Speaking at the seminar, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said that government has established several Polytechnic Institutes across the country and allowed the private sector to come forward to establish more Polytechnic Institutes in the country.
“According to ILO, 2 million new educated young people are coming into the job markets every year. But our existing academic curriculum is sufficient to make them skilled for job,” she said.
The state minister also said our manufacturing sector is adopting technology day by day which may cut jobs but it will create more innovative jobs as well.
DCCI President Osama Taseer said that 4IR has changed the dynamics of employment generation and the traditional job requirements will no longer be eligible and the criteria will be replaced with the knowledge of technology, 4IR, robotics, internet of things, big data etc.
“To create skilled workforce to take the challenges of 4IR we must create industry-academia collaboration form now and without any delay,” he said.
He also said our NRBs send $16.42 billion and contribute to our economy but countries like India, Mexico and Philippines earn more remittance through their skilled workforce.
“The future jobs will have more high-tech orientation. We need to give significant importance on re-skilling and up-skilling to prepare our workforce ready for future jobs,” the DCCI president said.
Md. Nojibur Rahman, Principal Secretary of Prime Minister’s Office, urged to formulate a need-based curriculum coming out of the traditional system of education to create industry-demand employment.
Kamran T. Rahman, President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation, said that 80 percent of jobs are created by the industry sector.
He also stressed on diversification potential exportable items rather than RMG. He also said that skilled workforce is one of the main components of attracting FDI.
Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Member of National Skills Development Authority, said the fourth industrial revolution has already been started we do not need to be worried about any job-cut because 4IR like the other revolutions we saw in the past will create more job opportunities.
“We just need to formulate technology-based curriculum arrange tech-based trainings, skilling of existing workforce, re-skilling and R&D,” he said.
Speakers at a seminar have said that skill development is must to tackle automation-driven job cut as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has changed the dynamics of employment generation in the country.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organized the seminar on “Future Skill Development Required for Bangladesh” at a city hotel on Saturday.
Speaking at the seminar, State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian said that government has established several Polytechnic Institutes across the country and allowed the private sector to come forward to establish more Polytechnic Institutes in the country.
“According to ILO, 2 million new educated young people are coming into the job markets every year. But our existing academic curriculum is sufficient to make them skilled for job,” she said.
The state minister also said our manufacturing sector is adopting technology day by day which may cut jobs but it will create more innovative jobs as well.
DCCI President Osama Taseer said that 4IR has changed the dynamics of employment generation and the traditional job requirements will no longer be eligible and the criteria will be replaced with the knowledge of technology, 4IR, robotics, internet of things, big data etc.
“To create skilled workforce to take the challenges of 4IR we must create industry-academia collaboration form now and without any delay,” he said.
He also said our NRBs send $16.42 billion and contribute to our economy but countries like India, Mexico and Philippines earn more remittance through their skilled workforce.
“The future jobs will have more high-tech orientation. We need to give significant importance on re-skilling and up-skilling to prepare our workforce ready for future jobs,” the DCCI president said.
Md. Nojibur Rahman, Principal Secretary of Prime Minister’s Office, urged to formulate a need-based curriculum coming out of the traditional system of education to create industry-demand employment.
Kamran T. Rahman, President of Bangladesh Employers’ Federation, said that 80 percent of jobs are created by the industry sector.
He also stressed on diversification potential exportable items rather than RMG. He also said that skilled workforce is one of the main components of attracting FDI.
Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Member of National Skills Development Authority, said the fourth industrial revolution has already been started we do not need to be worried about any job-cut because 4IR like the other revolutions we saw in the past will create more job opportunities.
“We just need to formulate technology-based curriculum arrange tech-based trainings, skilling of existing workforce, re-skilling and R&D,” he said.
