Skills dev imperative to reap benefits of 4IR: BGMEA

Staff Reporter :
BGMEA President Faruque Hassan has said skills development including re-skilling and up-skilling was imperative to sustain industry’s competitiveness in the era of fourth industrial revolution (4IR).
Rapid advances in technologies led to a rise in demand for the workers and professionals who were skilled enough to operate advanced machinery and conduct complex and sophisticated production processes, he said.
“While automation in the industry will pose new challenges, it will also increase productivity and competitiveness. We need to reap the benefits of industry 4.0 through skills development,” he remarked while delivering his speech yesterday at a programme organised to give certificates to the mid-level managers of garment factories who have completed post graduate diploma courses in different trades.
Faruque Hassan said, “As we are preparing for the next growth phase, we have to enhance our business capabilities using latest technologies that make production more efficient and faster.”
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi attended the programme as chief guest and handed over the certificates to those who had successfully completed the courses.