South Asian seminar on skills development held in Nepal

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DHAKA, Dec 14, 2019 (BSS) – A three-day South Asian regional seminar on
‘Private Sector Engagement in Skills Development’, ended on Friday in Nepal.

Executive Chairman of the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) Md
Faruque Hossain attended the seminar and delivered important speech
highlighting skills development activities in Bangladesh, said a press
release here today.

Senior government officials from other South Asian nations attended the
seminar. Experts from different development and private sectors operating in
the South Asian region presented various topics related to skills
development.

Speaking at the seminar, Faruque Hossain said, the government is giving
top priority on skills development for attaining the desired economic growth
through creating employment and income generation scopes.

“The NSDA, under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), is working sincerely
for skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling of the country’s workforce for
taking benefits of the demographic dividend aimed at sustainable growth of
the country’s economy,” he added.

Besides, a panel discussion was held to highlight the primary challenges
and opportunities of private sector engagement in South Asia.