Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday said that science education of the country needed redesigning to address unemployment.
'Every year 30 lakh people enter the job market in search of employment. It is not possible for the government to provide jobs for so many. But they can be self-employed by generating work for themselves. In this regard a proper science education can help them create their
own occupations,' Nahid said.
He was addressing as the chief guest a two-day international workshop titled 'scientific education for sustainable development,' jointly organised by the education ministry, UNESCO and Commission for Sustainable Development in the South at the BIAM auditorium in the capital.
Education secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury and head of UNESCO Dhaka office Derek Elias spoke at the workshop, among others.
The government will undertake programmes to facilitate the scientific research work in the country so that the researchers do not have to go abroad for it, he further said.
The government also intends to immediately implement the National Education Policy 2010, which stresses the importance of vocational education, he added.
A total of 34 representatives from 21 countries attended the workshop.
Source : New Age
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