DHAKA, July 14, 2023 (BSS) - The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD)-2023 will be 
observed tomorrow in the country as elsewhere across the globe. 
 
The aim of the day is to advocate for skills to highlight the crucial role of 
skilled youth in addressing today's most challenging global issues.
 
In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared on July 15 as the World 
Youth Skills Day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young 
people with skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. 
 
Since then, World Youth Skills Day events have provided a unique opportunity 
for dialogue between young people, technical and vocational education and 
training (TVET) institutions, firms, employers' and workers' organisations, 
policymakers and development partners.
 
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued 
separate messages on the eve of the day.
 
The President, in his message, said: "I welcome the initiative of the 
National Skill Development Authority (NSDA) to celebrate the day in 
Bangladesh like in other countries of the world."

The great architect of the country's independence Father of the Nation 
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman dreamt of building a happy and prosperous 
'Sonar Bangla', he added.

In building a prosperous Sonar Bangla, he gave highest priority to youth 
empowerment and job-oriented education, he said.

The head of the state hoped that the observance of this day will play an 
important role in informing the youth about skill development training in the 
use of modern technology, ensuring the involvement of participants in skill 
development activities with the needs and changes of the labor market and 
removing the existing negative social perception about skill development 
training.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her message, said the greatest Bangalee of 
all time, Father of Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, took and 
implemented various steps to establish Bangladesh as 'Sonar Bangla' by 
training the youth in various professions and ensuring their employment.

Following the footsteps of the Father of the Nation, the Awami League (AL)-
led government is working tirelessly to make the country a smart one by 2041.

The premier firmly believed that employment and economic prosperity of the 
country's youth can only be achieved through up-to-date skill development.
 
"Therefore, World Youth Skills Day will play an important role in making them 
aware of skill development, training them in modern technology and providing 
employment guidance," Sheikh Hasina added.

Both the President and the Prime Minister wished overall success of all 
programmes taken on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day.