Technical Education

Technical Schools

To provide appropriate skills and thereby improve the employment prospects of General School graduates, UCEP-Bangladesh provides Technical Education through its 9 Technical Schools in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barishal, Sylhet and Gazipur. Technical Schools are running training programs in 17 trades. Types of trades taught in the Technical Schools correspond to the demand of the employment market in the area where the school is located. General schools graduates seeking admission in the Technical Schools have the option, in principle to their own trades.

Technical schools run 2 shifts per day, each of 4.2 hours duration, so that working children can continue in their jobs while they acquire skills in the Technical Schools. Total enrolment in 09 technical schools is 4,804 (boys 2,862 and girls 1705). Innovativeness of the Technical Schools approach is well demonstrated in the data that attendance and dropout rates are 96%⁺ and below 2% respectively.

178 UCEP graduates appeared in the Secondary School Certificate (Vocational) examination held in March 2009, conducted by the Bangladesh Technical Education Board. To the Nation’s pride, 382 graduates came out successful. The overall success of the UCEP graduates once again reaffirms the competency of UCEP graduates and the prospect of linking UCEP Technical training with the mainstream of National Technical Education.

>> Divisions

 

Salient Feature of Technical Education

• Learning while working
• Flexible school timing (two shifts)
• Instructor Learner ratio is 1:10
• Work compensation of Tk.400 per month provided to students
• Curriculum prepared in consultation with employers
• Handouts and Job sheets provided to the students
• Emphasis on practical or hands on training (80% of total course)
• Linkage with other technical schools
• Social work support services given to students
• Employment support services given to graduates

 

Trades

UCEP continues Technical Education training on 17 trades and the duration of training is from 6 months to 18 months. Trades are-

• Auto Mechanics
• Welding & Fabrication
• Machinist
• Plumbing & Pipe Fitting
• Electronic Technology
• Industrial Electrical and Electronic Control
• Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
• Offset Printing Technology
• Industrial Woodworking
• Tailoring and Industrial Sewing Operation
• Industrial Wool Knitting Operation
• Garments Finishing & Quality Control
• Industrial Garments Machine Mechanics
• Textile Weaving Mechanics
• Textile Spinning Mechanics
• Textile Knitting Mechanics
• Aide to Nurse

Top of the page

Programs

• IGVE
• Technical Education
• Employment & Field Services
• Small & Medium Enterprises
• Child Rights & Advocacy