Technical Education Must Get Greater Priority 

Dear Sir,

Technical education is indispensable for building a skilled workforce and achieving sustainable economic development in Bangladesh. While conventional education remains important, practical, employment-oriented and hands-on training is equally necessary to reduce unemployment, promote self-employment and support industrialisation.

Countries such as Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia have demonstrated how strong technical education systems can contribute to industrial and economic advancement. Bangladesh, too, has established Technical Schools and Colleges, Polytechnic Institutes and Technical Training Centres, while undertaking projects to expand such institutions nationwide.

However, technical education still suffers from inadequate social recognition, financial barriers and insufficient participation. Scholarships, stipends and career counselling should therefore be expanded, while curricula, laboratories, workshops and industry linkages must be modernised.

The government, educational institutions, industries, parents and society must work together to make technical education more relevant and employment-oriented. Only then can Bangladesh develop the skilled human resources needed for a prosperous, self-reliant and developed future.