Skills Development and the Future of Work in Bangladesh

This seminar provided a platform to exchange lessons learned on skills development and discuss policy responses by the Government of Bangladesh in the context of the Future of Work.

Engaging employers in apprenticeship opportunities

26 June 2017

This joint OECD-ILO report examines best practices in employer engagement in apprenticeship programmes at the local level across nine countries.

Apprenticeship Programme to Boost Skills in Furniture Sector

18 November 2015

A programme that will see up to 1,400 apprentices trained was inaugurated 12 November 2015 with the aim of developing skilled manpower in the Bangladesh furniture sector.

98 to 8000 formal apprentices in three years: Bangladesh's success in learning and earning

14 December 2013

A total of 8000 apprentices across Bangladesh recently completed skills apprenticeships under the TVET Reform Project, supported by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and funded by the European Union (EU). Just three years ago, the number was only 98 apprentices registered under the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET). The Centre of Excellence for Leather has also received funding from the Swiss Development Corporation and USAID’s PRICE programme.