Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)
Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)
PKSF, over the years, has gained in-depth understanding and valuable experiences on the multidimensional aspects of poverty and has been well aware of the fact that Bangladesh is well placed to benefit from the demographic dividend till 2050. It at the same time believes that the dividend, combined with effective policies and markets, could lead to faster rates of economic growth and human development. However, a major challenge to this end is improving the skills of people in Bangladesh. In this context, PKSF has been implementing the ‘Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)’ project since 2015 to ensure training and employment for the poor and the marginalized people of the country so that they can improve their living standard sustainably. PKSF provides demand-driven skill development training under the SEIP project with a view to creating productive self and wage employment.
The Finance Division under the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) is working as the Executing Agency of this project. The Division has established a ‘Skill Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit’ (SDCMU) to implement the project, jointly financed by the GoB and the Asian Development Bank.
Goal of the Project
To develop a skilled workforce through skill development training and then place them in productive self and wage employment, thereby improving their long-term livelihoods.
Objectives of the Project
The main objectives of the SEIP project are as follow:
- Impart skills training linked to a gainful wage or self-employment through PKSF partners and selected training institutes;
- Increase targeted poor people’s (both male and female) access to market-responsive skill development training programs; and
- Ensure job placement of trainees after training.
Expected Results
The household income of a trainee increases by 20% after receiving training under this project.
Outcomes
Increased number of skilled workers in priority sectors around the country.
Outputs
- Around 26,270 skilled and semi-skilled workers produced under Tranche-1, Tranche-2 and Tranche-3 by February 2022.
- At least 60% of the total trainees will be employed after training and retained in respective jobs for three months.
- The ratio of wage and self-employment of the employed trainees will be approximately 60:40 of 60% the total trainees.
3 Major Dimensions/Tasks of the Project
SEIP entails three major tasks: selecting appropriate trainees, selecting renowned and efficient training institutes for providing quality training, and job placement of passed-out trainees, which are equally important as well as very challenging for the project’s successful implementation and goal achievement.
- Selection of Appropriate Trainees: PKSF selects the trainees through its Partner Organizations (POs) from their organized group members under an inclusive financing and development program. Trainees’ selection is finalized after conducting screening test and viva voice through the POs and the training institutes employed. Potential Trainees aged 15 or above are selected from the POs of PKSF or a training institute’s catchment area. The project bears all expenditures of trainees except only of the accommodation and food costs to ensure effective participation. Initiatives are taken to encourage the participation of people with disabilities, members of ethnic minority groups and female trainees. Moreover, special focus is given on the selection of trainees for the caregiving training program which PKSF launched in 2022 under Tranche 3 of the project.
- Selection of Qualified Training Institutes: PKSF selects renowned training institutes functioning in Bangladesh to impart market-responsive inclusive quality training among trainees. PKSF ensures delivery of standard curricula for each training/trade course through the selected training institutes. The course structure is comprised of required compulsory and elective components as well as theoretical and practical requirements. The practical and theoretical contents of course curricula are divided into an 80:20 ratio.
- Job Placement of the PKSF-SEIP Graduates: Respective training institutes ensure job placement of the graduates within 3 months of the completion of a training course. The job placement units of the training institutes ensure the following issues: i) preparing database of the relevant industries, ii) developing linkages with the employers, iii) disseminating training outcomes to the employers, iv) organizing job fairs and dialogues with existing/potential employers, v) identifying job vacancies in industry and preparing trainees for interviews, v) preparing documents demonstrating wage/remuneration before and after training to demonstrate the value addition of training in the case of up-skilling, and vii) assisting in the implementation of Trainees Tracking System.
Training Trades under PKS-SEIP Project
The trades/courses, selected from the 9 high-growth priority sectors of Bangladesh and offered under the project, are as follows:
SL | Course | Course Duration | Qualification | Preferred Group | Age Limit |
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1 | IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support) | 3 Months | Minimum HSC or equivalent | √ Unskilled /Semi-skilled Youth √ Low Income Group √ Female Disadvantaged √ Persons with Disability √ Ethnic Minority√ Orphan and abandoned youths |
15-45 Years |
2 | Graphic Design | 3 Months | |||
3 | Fashion Garments | 3 Months | At least Class V pass, Class VIII pass preferable. | ||
4 | Electrical Installation & Maintenance | 3 Months | |||
5 | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | 3 Months | |||
6 | Mobile Phone Servicing | 3 Months | |||
7 | Consumer Electronics | 3 Months | |||
8 | Plumbing | 3 Months | |||
9 | Welding | 3 Months | |||
10 | Auto Mechanics | 3 Months | |||
11 | Lathe Machine Operation | 3 Months | |||
12 | Setting & Assembling of Leather Goods | 3 Months | |||
13 | Housekeeping | 3 Months | Minimum SSC or equivalent | ||
14 | Food & Beverage Service | 3 Months | |||
15 | Food & Beverage Production | 3 Months |
Training Targets and Budget
PKSF aims to produce a total of 38,600 skilled workers in the three Tranches of the Project. The projected training targets and budgets for the project are given below.
Tranche | Training Target (Persons) | Budget (BDT in crore) | Status |
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Tranche-1 &Addl. Tranche-1 | 11800 | 58.65 | Completed(From 2015 to 2018) |
Tranche-2 | 12000 | 62.83 | Completed(From 2019 to 2021) |
Tranche-3 | 14800 | 70.68 | Completed(From 2021 to ongoing) |
Total | 38600 | 192.16 |
Enlisted Training Institutes under PKSF-SEIP Project
Considering the overall institutional capacity (like governance and management; personnel; physical structure and learning resources; support services; development, delivery and review of curriculum; assessment and certification process), 32 reputed training institutes have been selected to provide quality training to the selected trainees in different regions of the country.
Training Institutes (listed alphabetically)
Sl. No. | Name of Enlisted Training Institute | Contact person | Venue | Name of the Trade/Course |
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1 | ADAMS (Association for Development Activity of Manifold Social-work) | Mr. Tofazzel Hossain 01718-623618 aiti.bdkhulna@gmail.com |
Khulna | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Fashion Garments | ||||
2 | AKS Khan Centre for Excellence (ACE) | Mr. Premanand Martin Rozario 01715095576 martin.rozario@ace.edu.bd |
Dhaka | Food & Beverage Production |
Food & Beverage Service | ||||
3 | Bangla German Sampreeti (BGS) | Mr. Jagadish Chandra 01741357935 bgsed12@gmail.com |
Tangail | Auto Mechanics |
Consumer Electronics | ||||
Tangail/Rangpur | Electrical Installation & Maintenance | |||
Tangail/Cox’s Bazar | Fashion Garments | |||
Rangpur | Mobile Phone Servicing | |||
Plumbing | ||||
Tangail | Welding (4G/6G) | |||
4 | Bangladesh Technical Training & Development Center (BTTDC) | Sylhet | Plumbing | |
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | ||||
5 | BRAC Institute of Skills Development (BRAC-ISD) | Sharif Ahmed Nayem 01912498980 sharif.an@brac.net |
Cox’s Bazar | Food & Beverage Service |
Housekeeping | ||||
6 | Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM) | Mr. Md. Jahangir Alam 01715435606 j.alam777@yahoo.com |
JASHORE | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Fashion Garments | ||||
7 | Eco Social Development Society (ESDO) | Mr. Shahriar Mahmud 01912307022 web.esdo@gmail.com rudra.mahmud07@gmail.com |
Lalmonirhat | Auto Mechanics |
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
Thakurgaon | Consumer Electronics | |||
Plumbing | ||||
Welding (4G/6G) | ||||
8 | Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK) | Mr. A.K.M. Roknuddaula 01774808080 salam@gukbd.net sayem.rishat@gukbd.net |
Gaibandha | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Fashion Garments | ||||
Mobile Phone Servicing | ||||
9 | Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) | Mr. Md. Moniruzzaman Sapon 01716102858 sapon70@yahoo.com jcfjti.jsr@gmail.com |
JASHORE | Auto Mechanics |
Graphic Design | ||||
Kushtia | Electrical Installation & Maintenance | |||
Fashion Garments | ||||
10 | Food Cadet Lipi’s Euphoria | Mr. Md. Nazmul Hossain 01847127011 nazmulsojib2050@gmail.com |
Dhaka | Food & Beverage Production |
Housekeeping | ||||
11 | Mirpur Agricultural Workshop & Training School (MAWTS) | Engr. AHAB Siddique 01721275717 tmmawts@caritasmc.org |
Dhaka | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
Lathe Machine Operation | ||||
Welding (4G/6G) | ||||
12 | Naria Unnayan Samity (NUSA) | Mr. Md. Kabir Hossain 01718239745 nusa_bd@yahoo.com |
Shariatpur | Auto Mechanics |
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
Fashion Garments | ||||
Consumer Electronics | ||||
Mobile Phone Servicing | ||||
13 | National Institute of Engineering Technology (NIET) | Mr. Mahmud Hasan Prodhan 01738561189 mahmudhp.niet@gmail.com |
Narayangonj | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
Welding (4G/6G) | ||||
Fashion Garments | ||||
14 | Palli Mongal Karmosuchi (PMK) | Mr. Riyad Mahmud 01712955077 pmkbdho@gmail.com |
Ashulia, Dhaka | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Fashion Garments | ||||
Food & Beverage Production | ||||
15 |
Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF) |
Mr. Abul Kalam Azad 01709966634 azad@rrf-bd.org |
JASHORE | Auto Mechanics |
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
Food & Beverage Production | ||||
Housekeeping | ||||
IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support) | ||||
Mobile Phone Servicing | ||||
16 | SAIC Institute of Management & Technology | Engr. Shamima Akter Marine 01936005812/01936002838 sptcdhaka@gmail.com |
Dhaka/Jamalpur | Fashion Garments |
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
Jamalpur | Consumer Electronics | |||
Dhaka | Plumbing | |||
Housekeeping | ||||
17 | SDS (Shariatpur Development Society) | Md. Moslehuddin Mobile: 01718683220 sds.shariatpur@gmail.com rabeyabegum224@gmail.com badolsds@gmail.com sttisds@gmail.com |
Shariatpur | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Fashion Garments | ||||
IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support) | ||||
Mobile Phone Servicing | ||||
Plumbing | ||||
18 | Shapla Gram Unnayan Sangstha | Mr. Ranajit Kumar Kundu 01712226706/01733050206 ranajitkundu09@gmail.com |
Rajshahi | Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
19 | SOS Children’s Village International in Bangladesh | Mr. Munsur Hasan Khandaker 01712002304 munsur.hasan@sos-bangladesh.org |
Dhaka | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | ||||
20 | TMSS | Mr. Taraqul Islam 01723333635 tdtmss@gmail.com |
Bogura/Rangpur/ Natore | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Bogura | Fashion Garments | |||
Mobile Phone Servicing | ||||
Bogura/Natore | Plumbing | |||
Rangpur/Natore | Lathe Machine Operation | |||
21 | Trust Technical Training Institute (TTTI) | Major Md. Golam Haider (Retd) 01769551111 glmhdr@gmail.com |
Savar, Dhaka | Consumer Electronics |
Plumbing | ||||
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning | ||||
22 | UCEP Bangladesh | Mr. Md. Arif Nur 01816475764 arif.nur@ucepbd.org |
Barishal/ Rajshahi | Auto Mechanics |
Plumbing | ||||
Barishal/ Gazipur | Welding (4G/6G) | |||
23 | Udoy | Mr. Dey Sudhir Chandra 01711731304 day.sudhir@gmail.com |
Habiganj | Mobile Phone Servicing |
Fashion Garments | ||||
Electrical Installation & Maintenance | ||||
Plumbing | ||||
24 | Uttaran | Mr. Md. A. Kium Azad 01711039041 kium.azad@gmail.com |
Satkhira | Auto Mechanics |
Fashion Garments | ||||
Welding (4G/6G) | ||||
25 | UY Systems | Mr. Md. Zobayer Al-Hasan 01739982794 uylab.zobayer@gmail.com |
Dhaka/Feni | Graphic Design |
IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support) | ||||
26 | WAVE FOUNDATION | Mr. Md. Abdus Salam 01713337567 salam@wavefoundationbd.org |
Chuadanga | Electrical Installation & Maintenance |
Graphic Design | ||||
Chuadanga/Rajshahi | Fashion Garments | |||
Mobile Phone Servicing |
Project Management Unit (PMU) at PKSF
A Project Management Unit has been formed for proper implementation of the project. Following is the list of PMU officials who are fully dedicated to and responsible for ensuring quality training and job placement under this project.
Sl No | Name of Employee | Designation | Mobile No | Email ID |
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1 | Md. Ziauddin Iqbal | Sr. General Manager & Chief Coordinator | 01844481311 | ziauddinpksf@gmail.com |
2 | Ms. Kazi Farzana Sharmin | Deputy Project Coordinator (DPC) | 01713330952 | kazi_farzana@yahoo.com farzanasharminkazi@gmail.com |
3 | Mr. Sk. Kamran Hasan | Program Officer | 01726044562 | mommyn2003@gmail.com |
4 | Mr. S.M. Khaled Mahfuz | Program Officer | 01620663344 | mahfuz.pksf@gmail.com |
5 | Ms. Iffat Ara | Program Officer | 01716282303 | pksf.iffat@gmail.com |
6 | Mr. Billal Hosen | Program Officer | 01703858713 | pksf.billal@gmail.com |
7 | Mr. Prosen Kumar Mandal | Accounts Officer | 01912642368 | prosenkumar303@gmail.com |
8 | Mr. Mohammad Anisur Rahman | Assistant Accounts Officer | 01716402141 | anis.pksf@gmail.com |
9 | Mr. Md. Imran Hossain | Assistant Accounts Officer | 01768946677 | imranpksf@gmail.com |
10 | Mr. Md. Noor Alom | Junior Officer | 01912992673 | nalom26@gmail.com |
Progress of the Project (up to February 2022)
The PKSF-SEIP project aims to train 38,600 youths from low-income families across the country through selected Partner Training Institutions (PTIs) in Tranche-1, Addl. Tranche-1, Tranche-2 and Tranche-3. Thus, during the period of May 2015 to February 2022, at least 26,270 participants (male:female = 82:18) have enrolled in skill development training based on selected trades. As of February 2022, at least 24,239 trainees have completed their training successfully and 16,469 of them have been placed into employment from May 2015 to February 2022. The following table shows the project summary in a nutshell*:
Indicators | Tranche-01 | Tranche-02 | Tranche-03 | Grand Total | |
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Project Period | T1(May’15-June’18) AT1(May’19-Dec’19) |
July’18-Dec’21 | July’21-Dec’23 | – | |
Approved Budget in BDT (Crore) | 58.65 | 62.83 | 49.99 | 171.47 | |
No. of Trades | 13 | 15 | 15 | – | |
No. of Training Institutes | 21 | 32 | 29 | – | |
Enrollment Target | 11,800 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 35,800 | |
No. of Targeted Batches | 472 | 480 | 480 | 1,432 | |
Job Placement Target | 60% of Graduates | ||||
Enrollment Status | Enrollment Target | 11,800 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 35,800 |
No. of Total Enrolled Participants | 11,811 | 12,005 | 2,454 | 26,270 | |
% of Enrollement | 100% | 100% | 20% | 73% | |
No. of Enrolled Batches | 472 | 480 | 98 | 1,050 | |
No. of Enrolled Male Trainees | 9,958 | 9,739 | 1,956 | 21,653 | |
No. of Enrolled Female Trainees | 1,853 | 2,266 | 498 | 4,617 | |
% of Enrolled Female Trainees | 16% | 19% | 20% | ||
Certification Status | No. of Completed Batches | 472 | 480 | 32 | 984 |
No. of Total Certified Trainees | 11,673 | 11,765 | 801 | 24,239 | |
No. of Certified Male Trainees | 9,843 | 9,531 | 665 | 19,374 | |
No. of Certified Female Trainees | 1,830 | 2,234 | 136 | 4,064 | |
% of Certified Female Trainees | 16% | 19% | 17% | 17% | |
Dropout Status | No. of Total Dropped out Trainees | 138 | 240 | 0 | 378 |
% of Dropout | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0% | 1.5% | |
Dropped out Male Trainees | 116 | 208 | 324 | ||
Dropped out Female Trainees | 22 | 32 | 54 | ||
Ongoing Training Status | No. of Ongoing Batches | – | 0 | 66 | 66 |
No. of Total Current Trainees | – | 0 | 1,653 | 1,653 | |
No. of Current Male Trainees | – | 0 | 1,316 | 1,316 | |
No. of Current Female Trainees | – | 0 | 337 | 337 | |
% of Current Female Trainees | – | 20% | 20% | ||
Job Placement Status | No. of Total Employment | 9,213 | 7,507 | 184 | 16,904 |
No. of Self Employment | 3,108 | 2,112 | 58 | 5,278 | |
% of Self Employment | 3 | 28% | 32% | 31% | |
No. of Wage Employment(Including Overseas Employment) | 6,105 | 5,395 | 126 | 11,626 | |
No. of Overseas Employment | 234 | 38 | 0 | 272 | |
No. of Male in Employment | 7,777 | 6,298 | 157 | 14,232 | |
No. of Female in Employment | 1,436 | 1,209 | 27 | 2,672 | |
No. of Graduates Under Process of Employment | – | 4,258 | 617 | 4,875 | |
% of Job placement Against Total Certification | 79% | 6 | 23% | 70% | |
No. of Graduates (Considering 3Months After Certification) | 11,673 | 10,728 | 25 | 22,426 | |
No. of Graduates Employed (Considering 3Months After Certification) | 9,213 | 7,241 | 15 | 16,469 | |
% of Job placement (Considering 3Months After Certification) | 79% | 67% | 60% | 73% | |
**2 batches (Per batch 20 trainee) of IT Support Service and Mobile Phone Servicing trades have been enrolled under the training of Disadvantaged group (PWD). **1 batch (Per batch 25 trainee) of Fashion Garments trade has been enrolled under the training of Orphan & Youth Group (OAY). |
Business Plan signed for training the Caregiver, PWDs and OAYs
PKSF signed three agreements with the Skills Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit (SDCMU) to conduct training for 400 Persons with Disability (PWDs), 600 Orphans and Abandoned Youths (OAYs) and 1800 caregivers on 21 December 2021, 13 January 2022 and 17 February 2022 respectively. PKSF will implement these components through some specialized Partner Training Institutes (PTIs) that already have substantially proven track records in training PWDs, OAYs and caregivers. The specialized training of 2,800 trainees under the aforementioned new components will be accomplished between 2022 and 2023 under Treanche-3 of the project.
Project under new Leadership
As part of regular change of responsibility by PKSF, this project has recently been brought under the leadership of Dr. Md Jashim Uddin, Additional Managing Director, PKSF. Meanwhile, Md. Ziauddin Iqbal, Senior General Manager, PKSF has also been appointed as the Chief Coordinator to oversee this project activities.
Photo Gallery
SDCMU High-ups meet PKSF top management |
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SDCMU officials visit a training session |
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Course Completion Ceremony |
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Employers’ meeting |
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Community Mobilization Campaign |
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Training Sessions |
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Employers Gatherring for Effectiver Job Placement |
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Job Placement |
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Pictorial View of Capacity Building Workshop |
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Workshop on Self-Appraisal of the Training Institutes (December 12, 2019) |
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Workshop on Quality Training (October 30, 2019) |
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Workshop on Quality Job Placement (September 19, 2019) |
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Contact Person
Md. Ziauddin Iqbal, Senior General Manager (Program) & Chief Coordinator (CC)
Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP), PKSF
Email: ziauddinpksf@gmail.com