The new edutraining platform ‘Dikkha’ has been launched with 20 online frontier technology courses for skill development. This platform is published on the websites of Muktopath and National University under ICT Department. Of these, 3 courses are designed for teachers and the rest for university graduates, undergraduates and young people aged 18 to 35 years. 30 more content will be added soon. Augmented reality, digital marketing, project management, effective communication, digital risk management, basic housekeeping, basic food packaging, basic food processing, robotics and e-commerce management are already being added.
On Thursday, July 18, 2024, the new initiative was inaugurated by the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak at the Bangladesh Computer Council Auditorium. At this time, he said that to ensure the future of 50 million students of the country, in order to secure their future careers according to their skills, qualifications and merits, the Prime Minister is working relentlessly for employment creation.
ICT Division Secretary Shamsul Arefin presided over the event while the National University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Muhammad Mashiur Rahman was present as a special guest.
He said, the biggest challenge facing a young person is skill; Not BCS. The whole world is open now. We want to compete with the youth of the world by developing skills with talent.
Additional Director of National Planning and Development Division of ICT Department Ataur Rahman Khan, A2I Project Director Md. Mamunur Rashid Bhuiya, Additional Secretary Ataur Rahman Khan, Initiation Project Director Ahmed Kabir Hossain and others were present.
