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Skills Development on Freelancing
National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

Prime Minister’s Office.
[NSDA]
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Hasina, Honourable Prime Minister and Chairman of
the Governing Body of NSDA
“To Build a Golden Bengal, We need Golden People…..and to “The sole aim of my life since my family’s martyrdom was to
build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh, the people needs to materialise my father’s dream of Sonar Bangla or Golden
work hard to increase production.” Bangladesh, a country of peace, prosperity and happy
people.”

[NSDA]
National Skills Development Authority
 Established under the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) Act, 2018
 Organizational structure:
1. Governing Board (Honorable Prime Minister as Chairman);
2. Executive Committee (Headed by Principal Secretary to the HPM;
Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister is also its member);
3. Authority comprises of one Executive Chairman and four Members.
 Started its activities since February 2019.
 In the year 2020, National Skills Development Authority Rules-2020 was formulated.

[NSDA]
Vision & Mission
Vision
To create skilled manpower for accelerating economic development
of the country through increasing productivity and decreasing poverty.
Mission
To coordinate skills development activities, formulate curriculum,
improve quality of training and provide certification to meet the

demand of the labor market.

[NSDA]
Objectives
 To fulfill the demand for skilled manpower (home and abroad)
 To optimize benefit from the demographic dividend until 2050
 To ensure unique training standards across the country;
 To co-ordinate among the skills training providers (Public, Private & NGOs);
 To provide unique national certification; and
 To establish a close link between business and skills training providers

[NSDA]
Skills Development
Definition of Skill
“Skill” includes the knowledge and technique acquired for doing any
specific work, or the capability and ability to produce goods and
services as per required standard of industrial & professional
demand of national and international markets.
NSDA emphasizes need-based market responsive skills training for
employment and/or self-employment.

[NSDA]
Skills Scenario in BD
 Bangladesh Country Partnership Strategy (for 2012–2016) of ADB

identifies the low competitiveness of firms as a key constraint to
growth;
 Low competitiveness in particular linked to the low skills and low
productivity of the workforce;
 NSDA has been established to address the problem.

[NSDA]
Demographic Window
• Total population now stands at 167 million;

• Population growth rate has been stable at 1.2% since 2013;
• 60% of the population are from 15-64 age group;
• The median age is 27 years (26 for male, 28 for female);
• In 2018 only 1.07% of people were trained in TVET.

[NSDA]
Demographic Window

Prime Minister’s Office. 9
[NSDA]
[NSDA]
[NSDA]
Informal employment incidence
Sl. No. Sector Incidence of employment with respect to the sector
01 Agriculture 95.6% of the total employment comprising in the Agriculture sector
02 Industry 89.9% of the total employment comprising in the Industry sector
03 Services 71.8% of the total employment comprising in the Service sector

[NSDA]
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[NSDA]
Why skills is essential?
Skill based education & training can be the foundation of

decent & efficient work which can enhance productivity
in all sectors regardless of formal and informal
employment of Bangladesh.

[NSDA]
Why skills is essential? Cont’d..
Year Population 15+ Labour demand Labour supply Supply- demand Gap
(million) (million) (million) (million)
2016 111 63.56 64.79 1.24
2020 123 73.15 73.47 0.32
2025 134 88.66 82.90 -5.75
2040 163 157.38 111.25 -46.13
2050 175 230.73 128.16 -102.57
BIDS Study Report -2017

[NSDA]
Propelling Economic Growth
 Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)

 Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA);
 Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA);
 NSDA will cater human resource demand to other
three agencies
Prime Minister`s Office oversee
Hon’ble Prime Minister is Chair of the

Investment
Governing Board
Employment
Headed by Secretary of the Government
Inter related
[NSDA]
Skills Training Cycle
1 2
Certificatio
n
7
6 3
5 4
[NSDA]
Involvement in skills development
 29 Ministries/ Divisions
 35 Departments
-NGO’s & Civil Society
-Private Sectors
-Profit Actors

[NSDA]
29 Ministries/Divisions involved in skills
development
## Name of Ministry ## Name of Ministry
1 Technical and Madrasa Education Division 12 Ministry of Textiles & Jute

2 Ministry of Expatriates Welfare and Overseas 13 Power Division
Employment
3 Ministry of Labour and Employment 14 Energy and Mineral Resources Division
4 Ministry of Youth & Sports 15 Ministry of Defense
5 Ministry of Social Welfare 16 Health Services Division
6 Ministry of Women & Children Affairs 17 Medical Education and Family Welfare
Division
7 Ministry of Industries 18 Ministry of Science and Technology
8 Ministry of Agriculture Need to 19 Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock
follow
9 Ministry of Civil Aviation & Tourism NTVQF 20 Ministry of Environment and Forest
10 Road Transport and Highways Division 21 Local Government Division
11 Bridges Division 22 Rural Development and Co-operatives

Division
[NSDA]
29 Ministries/Divisions involved in skills development (Cont..)
## Name of Ministry ## Name of Ministry

23 Ministry of Shipping 27 Information and Communication
Technology Division
24 Public Security Division 28 Ministry of Primary and Mass
Need to Communication
follow
25 Security services Division NTVQF 29 Ministry of Religious Affairs
26 Posts and Telecommunications Division

[NSDA]
Skills Training Providers
## Type of Institutes Number
Verification on process
1 Engineering College 6
2 Polytechnic College/Institutes 51
3 Technical School & College 64
4 Technical Training Centers 69
5 Textile Institute 6
6 Textile Vocational Institute 45
7 Technical Teachers Training College (TTTC) 1
8 Vocational Teachers Training Institute (VTTI) 1
9 Others (Government, Private and NGOs) 12,920
10 Total 13,163

[NSDA]
Core functions of the National Skills
Development Authority
• Development of Competency • Register all skill training providers with NSDA;

based occupational standards; • Monitor and evaluate training activities of STPs;
• Facilitate accreditation; • Monitoring and coordinating all projects related
• Creation of a uniform training to skill development;
manual; • Provide financial support;
• Development of learning material • Matchmaking between demand and supply;
NSDA
• Certification after Assessment;
• Uniform standard certification from a single point;

• Mutually recognized certification;
• Recognition of Prior Learning

[NSDA]
Activities of NSDA
 To formulate national skill development policy, strategy

and action plan;
 To devise key performance indicators (KPI) for
government and non-government skills training providers;
 To publish the forecast of national and international labor
market demand;
 To create a skills data bank;

[NSDA]
Activities of NSDA (cont’d..)
 To strengthen industry linkage;

 To give recognition of prior learning of professions
under this act where it is applicable;
 To monitor and co-ordinate all projects and actions
related to skill developments;
 To develop unique standard of training, certification and
mutual recognition;

[NSDA]
Activities of NSDA (cont’d..)
 To form Industry Skill council (ISC) and provide with

necessary assistance;
 To register all skill development training institution; and
 To recommend for allocating resources from National
Human Resource Development Fund (NHRDF)

[NSDA]
Skills Certification for ICT Freelancers
16 September 2020: Principal Secretary to HPM
 NSDA to certify Freelancers
 Freelancers certification guideline to be developed by NSDA.
04 October 2020: Secretary, PMO - Draft guideline presented & discussed.
16 November 2020: Secretary, PMO - The Draft of "ICT Freelancer Skills
Certification guideline” approved.
13 December 2020: Gazette notification for the guideline.

[NSDA]
Selection of Priority Occupation List
26 November 2020: Digital meeting for selection of priority occupation list for ICT
freelancers organized by NSDA.
9 December 2020: Workshop at NSDA.
 A priority occupation list comprising 13 occupations finalized.
 Representatives of ICT Division, ICT Department, High-Tech Park Authority, a2i,
ICT-ISC, BASIS, BACCO, and freelancing related different institutes as well as
individual freelancers were present there.

[NSDA]
Priority Occupation list & CS development
Priority occupation list & Competency Standards (CS) development:
Sl Occupation Name CS Sl Occupation Name CS
No. Development No. Development
1 Graphic Design Done 8 Business Process ( Accounting, HRM Yet to be done
2 Web Design & Development Done & Admin support)
3 Digital Marketing Done 9 e-Commerce Yet to be done
4 Cyber Security Done 10 Game Development Yet to be done
5 Content Writing Yet to be done 11 Systems Administrator Yet to be done
6 Video & Animation Yet to be done 12 Learning Management System Yet to be done
7 Music & Audio Yet to be done 13 Data Science analysis & Automation Yet to be done

[NSDA]
Assessment Procedure
Assessment Procedure:
•Freelancers skills assessed under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL);
•Online assessment of applicants;
•Assessed on the basis of relevant Competency Standards (CS).

[NSDA]
Progress in operationalization
 Organogram ‍is approved & approval of recruitment rules is under process

 Skills Training Providers registration guideline issued and registration started;
 Obtained membership of WorldSkills Asia & WorldSkills International;
 Participated in Worldskills Competition in Kazan;
 National skills competition will be held after improvement of Covid-19
situation.

[NSDA]
Progress in operationalization
 Draft Skill Development Policy 2020 is prepared;

 Draft National Action Plan 2021-2025 is prepared;
 Draft Recognition of Prior Learning Guideline-2020 is prepared
 Database of skills resources -Skills Portal is on progress;
 Online STP registration launched;
 Course Accreditation Guideline-2020 is issued;
 Assessment Centre Accreditation Guideline-2020 is issued;

[NSDA]
Progress in operationalization (Cont’d..)
 Assessor Assessment Guideline-2020 is issued;

 Trainee Assessment Guideline-2020 is issued;
 Skills Development Training Centre Registration Guideline-2019 issued;
 Guidelines on Skills Certification for ICT Freelancers-2020 issued;
 National Human Resources Development Fund Uses Policy 2019 issued;
 Development of pool of Assessors and Assessment Centers is on progress.

[NSDA]
Challenges

[NSDA]
Challenges (Cont’d..)
 Skills trainings are not demand based;

 Basic literacy of the workers;
 Lack of self-esteem and social status of technical person;
 Very limited linkage between industries and training institutes;
 Training institutes not catering industry demand;
 Absence of the competency based skills training programs;

[NSDA]
Challenges (Cont’d..)
 Lack of up-dated equipments/instrument for training;

 Lack of uniformity of skills training standards;
 Lack of skilled trainers and assessors;
 Lack of effective coordination amongst skills training provider
and all relevant stakeholders; and
 Lack of monitoring

[NSDA]
Megatrend that are shaping the future work
Technology
advancement
Demographic
change
Changing
business models
Transition to a green
economy
Recurrent features
of
skills market

[NSDA]
Future skill strategies for inclusive growth
• Promote job-centric economic growth;

• Develop skills system that is responsive to 4IR, technological
changes, climate change and skills demands of the destination
countries of the migrant workers
• Promote apprenticeships ;
• Integration of general and technical education and skills;
• Integration of education institution, academia and industries;
• Recognition of Bangladesh skills in the global market.
• Integration of Life Skills/Communication Skills

[NSDA]
How should Bangladesh be prepare for future work
Need Education with skills curriculam

and robust Industry Linkage
Need Vibration in Technical & Vocational Skills

training with Industry linkage
Need all skill training within the qualification

framework of NSQF and demand-based

[NSDA]
Thank You

[NSDA]

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National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

improve quality of training and provide certification to meet the

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 To fulfill the demand for skilled manpower (home and abroad)

 To optimize benefit from the demographic dividend until 2050

 To ensure unique training standards across the country;

 To provide unique national certification; and

 To establish a close link between business and skills training providers

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 Bangladesh Country Partnership Strategy (for 2012–2016) of ADB

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

• Total population now stands at 167 million;

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

01 Agriculture 95.6% of the total employment comprising in the Agriculture sector

02 Industry 89.9% of the total employment comprising in the Industry sector

03 Services 71.8% of the total employment comprising in the Service sector

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

Skill based education & training can be the foundation of

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

2016 111 63.56 64.79 1.24

2020 123 73.15 73.47 0.32

2025 134 88.66 82.90 -5.75

2040 163 157.38 111.25 -46.13

2050 175 230.73 128.16 -102.57

BIDS Study Report -2017

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA)

Hon’ble Prime Minister is Chair of the

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

1 Technical and Madrasa Education Division 12 Ministry of Textiles & Jute

11 Bridges Division 22 Rural Development and Co-operatives

## Name of Ministry ## Name of Ministry

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

## Type of Institutes Number

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

• Development of Competency • Register all skill training providers with NSDA;

• Uniform standard certification from a single point;

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 To formulate national skill development policy, strategy

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 To strengthen industry linkage;

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 To form Industry Skill council (ISC) and provide with

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 NSDA to certify Freelancers

 Freelancers certification guideline to be developed by NSDA.

13 December 2020: Gazette notification for the guideline.

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 A priority occupation list comprising 13 occupations finalized.

 Representatives of ICT Division, ICT Department, High-Tech Park Authority, a2i,

ICT-ISC, BASIS, BACCO, and freelancing related different institutes as well as

individual freelancers were present there.

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)

 Organogram ‍is approved & approval of recruitment rules is under process

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA)