Skill dev edn reducing child marriage
UNB, Dhaka :
Adolescent girls and boys can earn six times higher after receiving skill development education, a new study reveals.
Child marriage also tends to reduce by 62 percent as such training boosts their awareness and self-confidence, the study shows. The information was revealed on Thursday at a seminar titled ‘power of apprenticeships’ highlighting the economic and social impact of skill training. Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar attended the programme as the chief guest. Chaired by senior director, strategy, communications and empowerment, Brac Asif Saleh, the event was addressed, among others, by Ashok Kumar Biswas, director general (additional secretary), Directorate of Technical Education, Salahuddin Kasem Khan, co-chairman, and ABM Khorshed Alam, additional secretary, National Skill Development Council, and Tahsinah Ahmed, director, Skills Development Programme, Brac.
Stressing the importance of coordination among 23 ministries and 35 departments,
the Labour Secretary said, “We’re trying to bring the entire programme of skill development under one umbrella. For this, we’ve undertaken an initiative led by the Prime Minister to form Skill Development Authority over the next 2-3 months.” He also called on Brac and other NGOs to work hand in hand with the government in areas including skill development and modernisation of agriculture to achieve sustainable development.
Asif Saleh focused on long-term partnerships to bring effective pace to skill development initiatives. “We have resource constraints and so we hope that the government will come forward to take this initiative further,” he said. The first study was carried out in 2012-2015 in seven districts namely, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet. A total of 573 adolescents, and of them 280 received skill development education from Brac and the rest 293 not having any such education, took part in the study.
The analysis of the data collected showed that child marriage among the girls receiving the education occurred 62 percent less than their counterpart.
The second study, which focused on the impact of skill development education on living standard, was conducted in 15 districts namely, Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra, Khulna, Chittagong, Sylhet, Comilla, Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Sunamganj, Jhenidah and Jessore. Of the participants in the study, 444 were doing apprenticeships while 416 did not have any such training.
The analysis of the data collected shows that while their average monthly income before training stood at Tk 166.85, it rose to Tk 2089.41 on average after six months of skill training.
On the other hand, those who did not receive any such training, saw an increase in their monthly income from Tk 375 to merely Tk 1270 on average in the same time period. The analysis of the relevant data shows that those with skill training had 6 times increase in their average income than those without such training.
Besides, the tendency to save money also increased by 7.5 times among those receiving skill training. With an increased buying capacity and savings, spending for food also increased by 9 per cent among them.
Adolescent girls and boys can earn six times higher after receiving skill development education, a new study reveals.
Child marriage also tends to reduce by 62 percent as such training boosts their awareness and self-confidence, the study shows. The information was revealed on Thursday at a seminar titled ‘power of apprenticeships’ highlighting the economic and social impact of skill training. Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar attended the programme as the chief guest. Chaired by senior director, strategy, communications and empowerment, Brac Asif Saleh, the event was addressed, among others, by Ashok Kumar Biswas, director general (additional secretary), Directorate of Technical Education, Salahuddin Kasem Khan, co-chairman, and ABM Khorshed Alam, additional secretary, National Skill Development Council, and Tahsinah Ahmed, director, Skills Development Programme, Brac.
Stressing the importance of coordination among 23 ministries and 35 departments,
the Labour Secretary said, “We’re trying to bring the entire programme of skill development under one umbrella. For this, we’ve undertaken an initiative led by the Prime Minister to form Skill Development Authority over the next 2-3 months.” He also called on Brac and other NGOs to work hand in hand with the government in areas including skill development and modernisation of agriculture to achieve sustainable development.
Asif Saleh focused on long-term partnerships to bring effective pace to skill development initiatives. “We have resource constraints and so we hope that the government will come forward to take this initiative further,” he said. The first study was carried out in 2012-2015 in seven districts namely, Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet. A total of 573 adolescents, and of them 280 received skill development education from Brac and the rest 293 not having any such education, took part in the study.
The analysis of the data collected showed that child marriage among the girls receiving the education occurred 62 percent less than their counterpart.
The second study, which focused on the impact of skill development education on living standard, was conducted in 15 districts namely, Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogra, Khulna, Chittagong, Sylhet, Comilla, Kishoreganj, Mymensingh, Sunamganj, Jhenidah and Jessore. Of the participants in the study, 444 were doing apprenticeships while 416 did not have any such training.
The analysis of the data collected shows that while their average monthly income before training stood at Tk 166.85, it rose to Tk 2089.41 on average after six months of skill training.
On the other hand, those who did not receive any such training, saw an increase in their monthly income from Tk 375 to merely Tk 1270 on average in the same time period. The analysis of the relevant data shows that those with skill training had 6 times increase in their average income than those without such training.
Besides, the tendency to save money also increased by 7.5 times among those receiving skill training. With an increased buying capacity and savings, spending for food also increased by 9 per cent among them.
