Chattogram's regional skills centre: 42 certified courses, driving, five languages and the compulsory briefing for workers going abroad.
The centre opened in 1962 in the Nasirabad industrial area, and was rebuilt with Korean (KOICA) funding in 2012–13 and renamed. It is run by BMET under the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment.
It offers 42 courses on the national qualifications framework, Levels I to IV: computer operation, consumer electronics, auto mechanics, refrigeration and air conditioning, machine shop, electrical maintenance, architectural drafting with AutoCAD, welding, plumbing and pipe fitting, garment machine operation and motor driving. Experienced workers without papers can be certified through Recognition of Prior Learning in 22 occupations, and the electrical and welding courses are affiliated to City & Guilds.
There are language courses in Japanese, Korean, English, Arabic and German, and the centre runs the compulsory pre-departure orientation for workers going abroad. A job-placement service helps graduates find work.
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Admissions: By notice — see the centre's website
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