DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated a
training programme on job-oriented and technical education for teachers.
The Prime Minister formally launched the programme at
11:25 am by pressing a button on a laptop at the Bangladesh-China Friendship
Conference Center in the capital.
National University (NU) arranged the training programme
with the theme ‘We will take job-oriented education, we will work around the
world’ to develop 12,000 college teachers across the country as skilled
teachers.
On the occasion, NU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr ASM
Amanullah presented the Prime Minister with a memorial memento and a sapling.
At the onset of the programme, a documentary highlighting
various aspects of the life and works of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, former
Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was
screened.
The song “Prothom Bangladesh Amar, Shesh Bangladesh; Jibon
Bangladesh Amar, Moron Bangladesh” was played in the background of the
documentary.
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Prime
Minister’s Adviser for education Mahdi Amin and NU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr
ASM Amanullah spoke at the inaugural session.
Under the new curriculum, students will receive training
in freelancing, entrepreneurship development, digital marketing, cybersecurity,
artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science.
To ensure effective teaching in these fields, 900 master trainers have already been prepared. Through them, 12,000 teachers will be trained in phases.
