VET Integrated HSC and eBEd/eMEd Curriculum Development Bangladesh Open University

New Delhi, April 24, 2019: Bangladesh Open University (BOU) organized a daylong workshop on VET Integrated HSC and eBEd/eMEd Curriculum Development on 2 May 2019 at BOU Campus Gazipur with support from Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi under the project on ‘Impacting Education and Open Schooling through OER- Making a Difference among the Learners’. CEMCA Director Dr. Shahid Rasool, in his inaugural speech, focused on BOU’s drive on use of technology for promoting linking of traditional or Industrial skills with higher education and vice-versa for increasing the employability of learners and also support recognition of prior learning as there is a greater desire and aspiration for degrees. "Maybe Open School (OS) and School of Education (SOE) will try to create an opportunity for skills development, that's the beauty, but complete feasibility is required whether the practical tutorials are possible or not”, former CEO of National Skill Development Council (NSDC) ABM Khorshed Alam said, but he appreciated "BOU for taking initiatives of integrated approach." Open School Dean Professor Sabina Yeasmin and Registrar of BOU Dr. Md. Shafiqul Alam were also the inaugural speakers in workshop.

BOU Vice Chancellor Professor M A Mannan inaugurated the event as the chief guest. He urged the students to be skilled through this intervention and shall impact on the employability for the youths. The event was presided over by the SOE Dean Professor Sufia Begum. It was conducted in three sessions that included keynotes by Md. Mizanoor Rahman, Coordinator of the VET project, Kazi Sharmin Palela and Mohammad Rezaul Islam; technical session and finally, the working session. The participants came out with a draft vocational education and training (VET) integrated curriculum for the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and eBEd Programme.

BOU Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Khondoker Mokaddem Hossain facilitated the sessions participated by about 30 faculties from OS and SOE. ABM Khorshed Alam, Ex Chairperson of NSDC was the resources person in the workshop.