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The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) has undertaken Bangabandhu National Skills Competition 2021 to select competitors for the ‘WorldSkills Shanghai 2022’ scheduled in October 2022 in Shanghai, China.
For this, the NSDA has arranged divisional level competition in eight divisional headquarters today (Saturday).
The winners and runner-ups from these contests will take part in the national level competition scheduled on November 10-11, 2021 in Dhaka.
A total of 1,707 candidates are sitting for examinations in eight divisions – Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Rangpur and Barishal.
With the theme ‘Master Skills Change the World,’ WorldSkills Shanghai 2022 will be held from October 12 to 17, 2022, where Bangladesh has eyed to send contestants in 13 trades.
The trades include painting and decorating, plastering and drywall systems, fashion technology, print media technology, IT network system administration, web technologies, cloud computing, cyber security, welding, cooking, restaurant services, patisserie and confectionery and bakery.
A total of 116 are contesting in painting and decorating, 22 in plastering and drywall systems, 137 in fashion technology, 75 in print media technology, 379 in IT network system administration, 223 in web technologies, 59 in cloud computing, 108 in cyber security, 101 in welding, 181 in cooking, 139 in restaurant services, 31 in patisserie and confectionery, and 136 in bakery.
The number of competitors in Dhaka is 673, followed by 256 in Chittagong, 154 in Khulna, 185 in Rajshahi, 105 in Mymensingh, 99 in Sylhet, 151 in Rangpur, and 84 in Barishal.
The national level competition is an exclusive platform for participants between the ages of 18-22 years.
The champions selected from this competition, will be groomed to compete in the WorldSkills Shanghai 2022, NSDA sources said.
Bangladesh is taking part in the competition country needs about two lakh world-class skilled workforces every year to meet local industry demands as well as grab high-end jobs globally by its expatriates.
