Training & Learning new Skills
Can Refugees learn new skills and receive training in Bangladesh?
Yes, young Refugees between the ages of 18 and 24 can benefit from technical vocational training projects offered by UNHCR and IOM’s partner organisations in all camps and centres.
All skills development programmes provided by humanitarian actors in the camp are free of charge!
The training is Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) Level-1. This is a formal training which provides portable skills to refugees for work as volunteers or in self-employment in the camps, or for use in Myanmar and beyond.
Based on a skills needs assessment in the camp, the project identified the following ten courses for both men and women:
- Sewing Machine Operation (Dressmaking)
- Community Health Worker
- Concreter
- General Mechanic
- Aid to Midwifery and Nursing
- Solar Maintenance
- Electrician (Building)
- Plumber
- Agricultural Crops Production
- Bakery and Pastry Staff
Yes, if you successfully pass the final assessment test, you will receive a certificate.
Any interested refugee aged between 18-24 who has completed primary education or has reading and writing skills in English.
You can choose a course that aligns with your existing skills, interests, and goals, taking into consideration the location and availability of training by the providing organization.
The total training duration is 360 hours, which takes place over 72 working days (5 hours a day).
If you are enrolled as a trainee, you will receive a training stipend to cover the cost of transportation and other expenses. Participants receive 150 taka per day, paid monthly based on attendance.
Anyone with the required criteria can communicate with the nearest training-providing organization to join the training program.
Each course admits 25 students per batch for a training period of 72 working days, and there is a placement test.
To join the training, contact the NGO that offers the courses in the camp you are in (see list below). If your camp is not listed, you can approach the closest camp to you.
If you are in camps: 2E | 2W | 5 | 17 | 26 | KTP RC | NYP RC
↪️ Reach out to NGO Forum
If you are in camps: 21 | 26 | 27
↪️ Reach out to CNRS
If you are in camps: 25 |1E | 2W | 3 | 4E | 9 | 14 | 8E
↪️ Reach out to BRAC
If you are in camps: 20E | 24
↪️ Reach out to SHED
If you are in camps: 11 | 15
↪️ Reach out to PROTTYASHI