Skill development authority to inspect skills programmes

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) will coordinate, inspect and evaluate all skills related projects and programmes in the country.

An order from the prime minister’s office (PMO) in this connection directed that concerned ministries, departments and organisations must take opinion of NSDA on objectives, aims and activities prior to undertaking any skills related projects and programmes, said a press release on Monday.

NSDA will provide necessary recommendations on undertaking, approving and extending their tenure, mentioned the PMO order adding that following inspection of skills projects and programmes and their implementation activities, NSDA will send reports to the concerned ministries, departments and organisations for taking necessary measures.

Besides, NSDA will make evaluation on skills projects and programmes after their execution, the order reads.

Similar policy will be followed for all skills projects and programmes undertaken with the financial assistance of the development partners, it reads saying that necessary instructions have been sent to all ministries for taking necessary measures.

While commenting, NSDA’s executive chairman Md Faruque Hossain said, this order would put significant impact on skills development through undertaking relevant projects, ensuring proper execution and yielding desired benefits avoiding duplications, ensuring validations, meeting sector needs as well as maintaining priority.