PKSF, over the years, has gained in-depth understanding and valuable experiences on multidimensional aspects of poverty, and it acknowledges that Bangladesh is well-positioned to benefit from the demographic dividend until 2050. However, the skill-based labor market’s up-gradation due to rapid technological and organizational change is one of the major threats to the low-skilled workers in Bangladesh, as they are gradually becoming unable to adjust their skills according to the market demand. In this context, PKSF has agreed to implement the ‘Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)’ project and signed the MoU with the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh (GoB) on 7 May 2015 for Tranche-1; 26 May 2018 for Tranche-2; and 24 December 2020 for Tranche-3 to ensure training and employment for the disadvantaged people of the country so that they can develop their living standards sustainably. Under the SEIP project, PKSF is ensuring demand-driven skill-development training among disadvantaged people in order to create productive wage and self employment.

The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), is working as the executive agency to implement this project. The Finance Division has established a ‘Skill Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit (SDCMU)’ to execute the project. In cooperation with SDCMU, different organizations, including PKSF, are implementing the SEIP project. The Asian Development Bank and the Government of Bangladesh are jointly financing the project. 

Goal of the Project The goal of the project is to develop a skilled workforce through skills development training and therefore place them in productive self and wage employment that will improve their sustainable livelihoods. 

Objectives of the Project The main objectives of SEIP are as follows:

• Impart skills training linked to gainful wage or self-employment through PKSF partners and selected training institutes;
• Increase access for targeted poor people (both male and female) to market-responsive skills development training programs;
• Ensure job placement of the trainees after training, etc.

Expected Results It is expected that income of the trainees’ Households (HHs) will be increased by 20% after receiving training under this project. Outcomes Increase the number of skilled workers in priority sectors around the country.  Outputs

• Produced around 26,579 skilled and semi-skilled workers under Tranche-1, Tranche-2 and Tranche-3 by June 2022;
• At least 60% of the total trainees will be employed after training and retained in respective jobs for three months; and
• The ratio of wage and self-employment of the employed trainees will be approximately 60:40 of 60% total trainees.

Major Dimensions/Tasks of the Project SEIP entails three major tasks: selection of appropriate trainees; selection of renowned and efficient training institutes for providing quality training; and job placement of the passed-out trainees, which are equally important as well as very challenging for the successful implementation of the project.

• Selection of Appropriate Trainees:PKSF selects the trainees through its Partner Organizations (POs) from their organized group members under inclusive financing and development program. Trainees are selected through screening test and viva voce through the POs and respective training institutes. Potential Trainee aged 15 or above are being selected from the Partner Organizations of PKSF or Training Institute’s catchment area where the project will bear all expenditures of trainees except only 10% of the accommodation and food cost to ensure effective participation. Initiatives have been taken to encourage participation of people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and female trainees. Moreover, special focus has been given on the selection of trainees for caregiving training program which PKSF has launched in 2022 under Tranch-3.

• Selection of Qualified Training Institutes for Providing Quality Training:PKSF has selected renowned training institutes functioning in Bangladesh to impart market-responsive inclusive quality training. PKSF is ensuring delivery of standard courses 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 the course-curricula are in the ratio of 80:20.

• Job Placement of the PKSF-SEIP Graduates:Respective training institutes ensure job placement of the graduates within 3 months of training completion. 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 fair and dialogue with existing/potential employers; v) identifying job vacancies in industry and preparing trainees for interviews; vi) preparing documents that show wage/remuneration before and after training to indicate value addition of training in case of up skilling; and vii) assisting the implementation of Trainees Tracking System.

  Training Trades under PKSF-SEIP Project 

A.   Course List under Regular Program
SL	Course	Course Duration	Qualification	Preferred Group	Age Limit
1	IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support)	3 Months	Minimum HSC or equivalent	√ Unskilled /semi-skilled Youth √ Low Income Group √ Female Disadvantaged √  Disabled √ Ethnic Minority√ Orphan and abandoned youths	15-45 Years
2	Graphic Design	3 Months
3	Fashion Garments	3 Months	Minimum Class V
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	Housekeeping	3 Months	Minimum SSC or equivalent
12	Food & Beverage Service	3 Months
13	Food & Beverage Production	3 Months

B.    Course List under Person with Disability Program
SL	Course Name	Course Duration	Qualification	Age Limit
1	IT Support Service	4 Months	Minimum SSC or equivalent	15-45 Years
2	Fashion Garments	4 Months
3	Mobile Phone Servicing	4 Months

C.   Course List under Orphan & Abandoned Youths program
SL	Course Name	Course Duration	Qualification	Age Limit
1	Auto Mechanics	3 Months	Minimum Class VIII	15-45 Years
2	Electrical Installation & Maintenance	3 Months
3	Fashion Garments	3 Months
4	Mobile Phone Servicing	3 Months
5	Plumbing	3 Months
6	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning	3 Months

D.   Caregiving program
SL	Course Name	Course Duration	Qualification	Age Limit
1	Caregiving	06 Months (Level 2&3)	Minimum SSC or equivalent	18-45 Years

  Training Targets and Budget PKSF will together produce 38,600 skilled workers in the First, Second & Third Tranches. Projected training targets and budget for the project are in the following table:

Tranche	Training Target (Persons)	Budget (BDT in crore)	Status
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	Ongoing
Total	38600	192.16

Active Training Institutes under PKSF-SEIP Project

Training Institutes for Regular Training Program

Sl. No.	Name of Enlisted Training Institute	Contact person	Venue	Name of the Trade/Course
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. M. Wahib Khan 01952461802 wahib.khan@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	BRAC Institute of Skills Development (BRAC-ISD)	Sharif Ahmed Nayem 01912498980 sharif.an@brac.net	Cox’s Bazar	Food & Beverage Service
				Housekeeping
5	Dhaka Ahsania Mission (DAM)	Mr. Md. Jahangir Alam 01715435606 j.alam777@yahoo.com	JASHORE	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Fashion Garments
6	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)
7	Gana Unnayan Kendra (GUK)	Mr. A.K.M. Roknuddaula 01774808080 seip-pksf@gukbd.net salam@gukbd.net sayem.rishat@gukbd.net	Gaibandha	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Fashion Garments
				Mobile Phone Servicing
8	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
9	Food Cadet Lipi’s Euphoria of Culinary Arts	Mr. Md. Nazmul Hossain 01847127011 lipieuphoria@gmail.com nazmulsojib2050@gmail.com	Dhaka	Food & Beverage Production
				Housekeeping
10	Mirpur Agricultural Workshop & Training School (MAWTS)	Engr. AHAB Siddique 01721275717 mte@mawts.org	Dhaka	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
				Lathe Machine Operation
				Welding (4G/6G)
11	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
12	National Institute of Engineering Technology (NIET)	Mr. Mahmud Hasan Prodhan 01738561189 mahmudhp.niet@gmail.com niet.pksf@gmail.com	Narayangonj	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
				Welding (4G/6G)
				Fashion Garments
13	Palli Monggol Karmoshuchi (PMK)	Mr. Riyad Mahmud 01712955077 pmkbdho@gmail.com pmktraining7@gmail.com	Ashulia, Dhaka	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Fashion Garments
				Food & Beverage Production
14	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
15	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
16	SDS (Shariatpur Development Society)	Md. Moslehuddin Mobile: 01718683220 sds.shariatpur@gmail.com sttisds@gmail.com	Shariatpur	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Fashion Garments
				IT Freelancing (Digital Marketing & Admin Support)
				Mobile Phone Servicing
				Plumbing
17	Shapla Gram Unnayan Sangstha	Mr. Ranajit Kumar Kundu 01712226706 / 01733050206 ranajitkundu09@gmail.com	Rajshahi	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
				Electrical Installation & Maintenance
18	SOS Children’s Village International in Bangladesh	Mr. Munsur Hasan Khandaker 01712002304 munsur.hasan@sos-bangladesh.org	Dhaka	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
19	TMSS	Mr. Md. Thuhidul Alam 01759535911 sadtdtmss@gmail.com	Bogura/Rangpur/ Natore	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
			Bogura	Fashion Garments
				Mobile Phone Servicing
			Bogura/Natore	Plumbing
			Rangpur/Natore	Lathe Machine Operation
20	Trust Technical Training Institute (TTTI)	Mr. Md. Nur Alom 01300555425 nuralom.ttti@gmail.com	Savar, Dhaka	Consumer Electronics
				Plumbing
				Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
21	UCEP Bangladesh	Mr. Md. Arif Nur 01816475764 arif.nur@ucepbd.org	Barishal/ Rajshahi	Auto Mechanics
				Plumbing
			Barishal/ Gazipur	Welding (4G/6G)
22	UDOY	Mr. Dey Sudhir Chandra 01711731304 day.sudhir@gmail.com	Tangail	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Fashion Garments
				Graphic Design
			Habiganj	Mobile Phone Servicing
				Plumbing
23	Uttaran	Mr. Md. A. Kium Azad 01711039041 kium.azad@gmail.com	Satkhira	Auto Mechanics
				Fashion Garments
				Welding (4G/6G)
24	WAVE FOUNDATION	Mr. Md. Abdus Salam 01713337567 salam@wavefoundationbd.org wavettc@gmail.com	Chuadanga	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Graphic Design
			Chuadanga/Rajshahi	Fashion Garments
				Mobile Phone Servicing

 

Training Institutes for Person with Disability (PWD) Program

Sl. No.	Name of Enlisted Training Institute	Contact person	Venue	Name of the Trade/Course
1	Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed–CRP	Mr. Salim Rahman Manager, Rehabilitation Wing Mobile:01730059601 rehabilitation@crp-bangladesh.org	Manikganj/Savar	Fashion Garments
				IT Support Service
				Mobile Phone Servicing
2	Disabled Rehabilitation and Research Association (DRRA)	Mr. A B M Shamim Ahmed Project Manager Mobile: 01313715869 shamim@drra-bd.org	Satkhira	Fashion Garments
				Mobile Phone Servicing

Training Institutes for Orphan & Abandoned Youths (OAY) Program

Sl. No.	Name of Enlisted Training Institute	Contact person	Venue	Name of the Trade/Course
1	Mirpur Agricultural Workshop & Training School (MAWTS)	Engr. AHAB Siddique 01721275717 tmmawts@caritasmc.org	Dhaka	Plumbing
				Fashion Garments
2	Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF)	Mr. Abul Kalam Azad 01709966634 azad@rrf-bd.org	JASHORE	Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Mobile Phone Servicing
3	SDS (Shariatpur Development Society)	Md. Moslehuddin Mobile: 01718683220 sds.shariatpur@gmail.com/ sttisds@gmail.com	Shariatpur	Fashion Garments
				Mobile Phone Servicing
4	SOS Children’s Village International in Bangladesh	Mr. Munsur Hasan Khandaker 01712002304 munsur.hasan@sos-bangladesh.org	Dhaka	Auto Mechanics
				Electrical Installation & Maintenance
				Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Training Institutes for Caregiving Program

Sl. No.	Name of Enlisted Training Institute	Contact person	Venue
1	AKS Khan Centre for Excellence (ACE) Ltd.	Mr. M. Wahib Khan 01952461802 wahib.khan@ace.edu.bd	Dhaka
2	Ayat Education	Mr. Rahat Hossain 01682361625 rahat.h@ayateducation.com	Dhaka
3	Centre for the Rehabilitation of Paralysed (CRP)	Mr. Salim Rahman Manager, Rehabilitation Wing Mobile:01730059601 rehabilitation@crp-bangladesh.org	Savar, Dhaka
4	CIB Foundation	Dr. Waliur Reja Head of Training Mobile: 0191131455 cibfoundationbd@gmail.com	Dhaka
5	Japan Bangladesh Friendship Nursing Institute	Dr. Ashiq-ur-Rahman 01754579123 ashik12_rahman@yahoo.com	Dhaka
6	Rural reconstruction Foundation (RRF)	Mr. Abul Kalam Azad 01709966634 azad@rrf-bd.org	Jashore
7	SAIC Institute of Management & Technology	Engr. Shamima Akter Marine 01936005812/01936002838 sptcdhaka@gmail.com	Dhaka
8	Specialized Geriatric Care Institute (Subarta Trust)	Ms. Salina Akhter 01701294348 subartat@gmail.com	Singair, Manikganj
9	UCEP Bangladesh	Mr. Md. Arif Nur 01816475764 arif.nur@ucepbd.org	Dhaka
10	United College of Nursing	Mrs. Momotaz Khanam 019140013008 momotaz.ucn@gmail.com	Dhaka
11	Universal Medical & Technical Training Institute	Mr. S M Shafiul Haque 01841490057 umttibd@gmail.com	Dhaka

    Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of PKSF

Sl No	Name of the Employee	Designation	Email ID
1	Mr. Md. Ziauddin Iqbal	Sr. General Manager & Chief Coordinator	ziauddinpksf@gmail.com
2	Ms. Kazi Farzana Sharmin	Deputy Chief Coordinator (DCC)	kazi.pksf@gmail.com
3	Mr. Muhammad Sayudul Huq	Manager (Program) & Program Coordinator	huqpksf1207@gmail.com
4	Ms. Iffat Ara	Program Coordinator	pksf.iffat@gmail.com
5	Mr. Billal Hosen	Program Coordinator	pksf.billal@gmail.com
6	Mr. Prosen Kumar Mandal	Senior Accounts Officer	prosenkumar303@gmail.com
7	Ms. Ashoka Das	Assistant Coordinator (Database & Job Placement)	pksf.ashoka@gmail.com
8	Mr. Mohammad Anisur Rahman	Accounts Officer	anis.pksf@gmail.com
9	Mr. Md. Imran Hossain	Accounts Officer	imranpksf@gmail.com
10	Mr. Md. Noor Alom	Officer (Admin & Logistics)	pksf.noor@gmail.com

For Contact: Md. Noor Alom, Cell: 01912992673

Progress of the Project (up to June 2022)

In Tranche-1, Addl. Tranche-1, Tranche-2 & Tranche-3 of the SEIP project, PKSF aimed to provide training to 38,600 youths from low-income families around the country through selected Partner Training Institutions (PTIs). From May 2015 to June 2022, around 28,351 participants (male: female 82:18) were enrolled in skills development training courses based on selected trades. As of June 2022, at least 26,579 trainees have successfully completed their training. Of them, 19,010 people were placed into employment from May 2015 to June 2022. The following table shows project summary in a nutshell*:

Sl. No.		Indicators			Tranche-01	Tranche-02	Tranche-03	Grand Total
1		Project Period			T1(May’15-June’18) AT1 (May’19-Dec’19)	July’18-Dec’21	July’21-Dec’23	–
2		Approved Budget in BDT (Crore)			58.65	62.83	70.68	192.16
3		No. of Trades			13	15	17	–
4		No. of Training Institutes			21	32	27	–
5		Enrollment Target			11,800	12,000	14,800	38,600
6		No. of Targeted Batches			472	480	614	1,544
7		Job Placement Target			60% of Graduates
8		Enrollment Status		Enrollment Target	11,800	12,000	14,800	38,600
				No. of Total Enrolled Participants	11,811	12,005	4,535	28,351
				% of Enrollment	100%	100%	31%	73%
				No. of Enrolled Batches	472	480	182	1,134
				No. of Enrolled Male Trainees	9,958	9,739	3,589	23,286
				No. of Enrolled Female Trainees	1,853	2,266	946	5,065
				% of Enrolled Female Trainees	16%	19%	21%	18%
9		Certification Status		No. of Completed Batches	472	480	126	1,078
				No. of Total Certified Trainees	11,673	11,765	3,141	26,579
				No. of Certified Male Trainees	9,843	9,531	2,544	21,918
				No. of Certified Female Trainees	1,830	2,234	597	4,661
				% of Certified Female Trainees	16%	19%	19%	18%
10		Dropout Status		No. of Total Dropped out Trainees	138	240	1	379
				% of Dropout	1.2%	2.0%	0%	1.4%
				Dropped out Male Trainees	116	208	1	325
				Dropped out Female Trainees	22	32		54
11		Ongoing Training Status		No. of Ongoing Batches	–	0	56	56
12		Job Placement Status		No. of Total Current Trainees	–	0	1,443	1,443
				No. of Current Male Trainees	–	0	1,116	1,116
				No. of Current Female Trainees	–	0	327	327
				% of Current Female Trainees	–		23%	23%
				No. of Total Employment	9,213	8,151	1,646	19,010
				No. of Self Employment	3,108	2,349	386	5,843
				% of Self Employment	34%	29%	23%	31%
				No. of Wage Employment(Including Overseas Employment)	6,105	5,802	1,260	13,167
				No. of Overseas Employment	234	38	0	272
				No. of Male in Employment	7,777	6,681	1,321	15,779
				No. of Female in Employment	1,436	1,470	325	3,231
				No. of Graduates Under Process of Employment	–	11,765	1,495	13,260
				% of Job placement Against Total Certification	79%	69%	52%	72%
				No. of Graduates (Considering 3Months After Certification)	11,673	11,765	1,953	25,391
				No. of Graduates Employed (Considering 3Months After Certification)	9,213	8,151	1,269	18,633
				% of Job placement (Considering 3Months After Certification)	79%	69%	65%	73%
			4427 Trainees in Regular Prog, 38 in PWD Prog, 50 in OAY Training Program, 20 in Caregiving program.

 

Specialized Training Program To conduct training for 400 Persons with Disabilities (PWD), 600 Orphans and Abandoned Youths (OAY) and 1,800 caregivers, PKSF signed three agreements with the Skills Development Coordination and Monitoring Unit (SDCMU) on 21 December 2021, 13 January 2022 and 17 February 2022 respectively. PKSF is implementing these components through some specialized Partner Training Institutes (PTIs) that have substantially proven track records in PWD, OAY and Caregiving training programs. These specialized training courses for 2,800 trainees under the aforementioned new components will be completed by 2023 under Treanche-3 of the project.

Key Personnel of the Project Since 2021, this project has been brought under the leadership of Dr Md Jashim Uddin, Additional Managing Director, PKSF. Md Ziauddin Iqbal, Senior General Manager, PKSF, is the Chief Coordinator of the project.