Western Marine to train shipbuilding workers
Bangladesh's leading shipbuilding firm, Western Marine Group, has signed two separate memorandum of understandings (MoU) with two government agencies to train and develop skilled manpower for the emerging shipbuilding industry.
The MOU were signed on Wednesday with the Department of Youth Development under the Ministry of Youth and Sports and Narayanganj-based Institute of Marine Technology (IMT) under the Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry, said a press release.
Director General of the Department of Youth Development Fakhrul Islam, IMT Principal Md Alamgir and Executive Director of Western Marine Services Limited and Chief Executive of Western Marine Institute Sajid Hussain signed the agreements on behalf of their respective sides.
Earlier, on August 11, the group signed a similar deal with Chittagong-based Technical Training Centre.
Western Marine Group established the Western Marine Institute in July after getting approval from the Technical Education Board.
Under the MoU, Western Marine Institute will offer course on 'Welding and Fabrication' jointly with Chittagong-based Youth Development Training Centre and Narayanganj-based Institute of Marine Technology.
Spoken English course will also be provided to the students to hone their language skill. After receiving the training, participants will be able to acquire necessary skills to find jobs in shipbuilding sector at home and abroad, said the release.
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