Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)
Skills
for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)
Skills Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit
(SDCMU), Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP),
Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh is established
with the objective of developing unskilled and semi-skilled labor force into
productive and skilled labor in priority sectors and to support Government
institutes, private companies, non-government organizations, industry skill
councils and industry associations for achieving this objective. SDCMU is
utilizing the funds provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under Loan 3131-BAN:
Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) to provide assistance towards
the end of skilling 1.25 million youth by 2021 in the focus sectors.
Objective(s) of the SEIP Program
1. Improve
program for skilling new entrants and up-skilling existing workforce to enhance
productivity and growth of priority industry sectors;
- Impart
skills training linked to gainful employment or self-employment through
PKSF partners and their livelihood programs as well as through Bangladesh
Bank Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Department linked to jobs in SMEs;
- Develop a
network of training providers that are endorsed by industry for providing
excellence of training to meet the skills needs of employers;
- Establish
and implement a strategy to address the special needs of groups specified
in the NSDP and ensure their participation in SEIP programs;
- Implement a
vocational trainer development program for trainers and assessors and a
management leadership program for training provider management reflecting
NSDP requirements;
- Strengthen
capacity of BTEB in approving training providers registration process,
course accreditation and monitoring quality assurance and implementation
procedures of training providers;
- Support the
training providers for capacity development to ensure quality training
delivery mechanism;
- Establish
and institutionalize a credible recognition of prior learning (RPL)
system;
- Support the
NSDC and key government ministries to strengthen institutional
arrangements and coordination to enable the TVET system to meet policy
objectives within a coherent skills development framework; and
- Support the
establishment and operationalization of a National Human Resources
Development Fund (NHRDF).
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