Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam said on Saturday the government has a plan to set up Technical Training Centre (TTC) at each Upazila to build efficient workers to create overseas employment.
“Technical Traning Centre will be built at each Upazila to make efficient workers for overseas employment. The training will help increase their salary as well as reputation of Bangladesh abroad,” he said after paying visit to Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Women Tenchnical Training Centres at Darus Salam area here.
“Many workers who have got training from the technical training centre are now getting jobs abroad and working with reputation,” he also said, adding that it is needed to increase language skill of the overseas workers.
The minister visited the training sessions of different trade such as garments, computer, architecture drafting, dyeing, printing, block-batik, electronics, industrial house-keeping and housemaid house-keeping.
He was accompanied by ambassador of Bangladesh in Saudi Arabia Golam Masih, Director General (DG) of Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, Selim Reza, and DG of Wage Earners’ Welfare Board Gazi Muhammad Julhash.