Technical and Vocational Education And Training In Bangladesh

Abstract

Technical and vocational education is absolutely essential to eradicate poverty and raise the standard of living of the people in developing countries like Bangladesh. Technical institution in Bangladesh was neglected during the British colonial period. The country did not do as much as it could have done during the period when the Bangladesh formed eastern part of Pakistan. Even after liberation from Pakistan, TVET did not progress as much as it did after 2000 when the number of technical institutions reached four-digits.  Though the government is directly involved in the promotion of technical institutions, the private sectors contributed the lion’s share in this area. In addition to formal TVET programs, there exist non-formal training centers catering to the needs of capacity building. TVET has significantly contributed to the transformation of agricultural economy to the advanced technology-based industrial economy. Bangladesh can learn from these countries to upgrade the status of TVET.