Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Industry Skills Council (ISC) for tourism and hospitality has recently received its certificate from the Office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms as a non-profit organization.
ISC was the first to receive such a certificate in Bangladesh.
The present committee is headed by ISC Chairman AKM Bari, while Mohiuddin Helal, Rubina H Farouq and Quazi Raquibul Islam are chief executive officer, secretary general and treasurer .
In the national skills development council headed by the Prime Minister's Office, ISCs are given importance for active operation at the national level to facilitate involvement of industry with technological, vocational education and training (TVET) system, an ISC statement said.
In the first six months, the initial work of the council will focus on key outputs for the TVET Reform Project, including the identification of the industry skills training practices and identification of deficiencies.
The development of a sector skills development plan and the development of new skills standards and curriculum for priority occupations and trades identified by the sector skills plan will also be included in the project.
The ISCs are established with the support of the government, industry and labour unions. The committees of ISCs have already been formed in five economic sub-sectors of agro-food processing, transport equipment, leather and leather goods, hospitality and tourism and information technology.
BBN/SSR/SI-09Aug-11:30 pm (BST)
