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Published on October 26, 2014
"We have designed the training programmes under LICT project ensuring at least 30 percent women's participation and we are happy that a considerable number of graduate women are appearing in the online competitive examinations held so far," said Executive Director of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) S M Ashraful Islam.
The LICT project of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) under Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, launched early last year, has been creating 34,000 male and female skilled manpower for the fast-growing IT sector by providing world-class training.
The positive social impact of the project is considered potentially significant and expected to benefit both male and female population.
An estimated over 10,000 young women would be empowered having the IT and IT Enable Service (ITES) training. The women will have improved employment options as compared to the traditional sectors in Bangladesh, and can be empowered significantly.
"Of the three categories of training we have already launched Fast Track Future Leader (FTFL) training programme in the first category to create 4,000 IT leaders for IT and ITES industry," LICT Project Director Md. Rezaul Karim said.
He said the other two categories- Top-Up IT (specialized) Training and ITES Foundation Training will create respectively 10,000 and 20,000 youths as IT skilled manpower and the trainings will begin soon.
The government has ensured a quality training involving the experts in the IT sector to fill skill gap of fast growing IT and IT Enabled Service sector, said Director of National Data Center and LICT deputy project director Tarique M Barkatullah.
LICT project is putting emphasis on selecting more female participants in the second batch of FTFL training which will begin from 28 October at Comilla BARD to meet the 30 percent women professionals target in our IT/ITES industry.
LICT project also enhanced the four weeks residential immersion training focusing on soft skills, thinking skills, English language skills and basic coding and related technical skills.
-Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
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