Skills for Employment and Productivity

The project aims to achieve a better trained and qualified workforce in key industry sectors in order to contribute to decent work, sustainable economic development, poverty reduction, and social inclusion in Bangladesh. In particular, the project aims at: Strengthen inter-project and inter-ministerial coordination, in line with the coordinated programme of support agreed with international development partners through the G20 pilot on human resources development; Strengthen national capacity to coordinate quality assured, demand-driven skills development through extensive capacity building and development of the National Skills Development Council and the Bangladesh Technical Education Board; and Support establishment of a more robust system of sustainable financing for the system, including establishment of a national industry skills development fund and other innovative financing mechanisms.

Project symbol

BGD/12/01/CAN

Admin unit

CO-Dhaka

Start date

27/03/2013

End date

30/06/2019

Total allocation

16182897

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

16172372

Development Partners

Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada

Country/Countries

Bangladesh

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market