B-Skillful

  • CLIENT Swisscontact
  • YEAR 2017 to continue
  • Area LocationBogura & Dinajpur
  • Course Name(i) Electrical House Warring
    (ii) Refrigeration & Air-condition
    (iii) Plumbing & Pipe fitting
    (iv) Mobile Phone Technician
    (v) Block Batik Printing
    (vi) Tailor
    (vii) Beautician
    (viii) Motor Cycle Mechanic
  • Project Description

    Provision of quality skills training including workplace Based Training (WBT) to poor and disadvantaged men and women of total 210 trainees. Mandated by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the European Union (EU), B-SkillFUL project of Swisscontact aims to improve the well-being of poor and disadvantaged men and women by increasing their access to the labor market and increased income, while safeguarding their fundamental rights at work. The project facilitates the implementation of demandable skills training programmes and job placement through local Training Service Providers (TSPs) in Bogra, Tangail, Gazipur, Dinajpur, Jessore, and Joypurhat. B-SkillFUL also raises awareness amongst potential trainees, graduates and informal sector enterprises on issues of labor rights and decent work (LRDW). The duration of the project Phase I is 4 years and 3 months. B-SkillFUL aims to facilitate training and job placement of young men and women in both formal and informal enterprises. The project also covers the basics of entrepreneurship in training programmes and financial linkage events for graduates interested in self-employment. In line with the above, the project solicits the cooperation of TSPs for implementation of activities on a cost-sharing basis covering the following objective and scope.

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