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Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation

eval_number:

2066

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2066

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Skills development

category:

Employment

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comments:

• The apprenticeship programme targeted school dropout youths – men and women.

challenges:

• The apprenticeship programme in order to be fully institutionalized needs continuous advocacy with the private sector • Government’s Labour Law in the apprenticeship area needs wider publicity among the prospective employers, channeled through the Employers Federation

success:

• Gradual advocacy and consultation with employers can yield the much needed results that brings a win-win condition for both employers and employees. • Partnership building on a tripartite basis following a shared understanding and vision– Government, Employers and Employees brings positive outcome.

context:

A family from Sirajgonj comprising 5 members where the only earning member father suddenly got ill and left the family with deeper financial crisis. The burden to earn bread for the family came on the shoulder of the eldest son Saiful. There was nothing for a grade IV boy in their locality. One of his neighbors advised him to try his luck in Dhaka – a city of opportunity and money – he was given an impression. Desperate, he decided to explore his luck in the capital. He contacted one of his fellow villagers who was working in a RMG factory in Gazipur and asked for his support. Finally he came to Dhaka and in a couple of days his fellow villager brought him a news that a food manufacturing company Rani Food was looking for some apprentices for one of their new initiatives in cooperation with ILO where apprentices will receive some stipend for a brief period of time. He did not think twice but decided to go for it knowing not much about Rani Food and not of course about ILO. The only driving force for him was that money for survival. This programme eventually gave Saiful a full time job, and gradual progression in his career/

description:

B-SEP’s orderly steps in institutionalizing Apprenticeship programme with the Private Sector entities through dialogues, and demonstration of potential results can bring dividends to both the employers and employees. Most important is that the Apprenticeship programme, if properly structured can result in higher productivity, employability of quality personnel and generate interest on skills and TVET in the communities.

administrative_issues:

ILO invested international and local consultants in implementing the apprenticeship programme and also shared costs with the implementing partner Rani Food.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/173753

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation