BGS-VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE (VTC), RANGPUR
The BGS-Vocational Training Centre, Rangpur is major program areas of BGS which established in 2014 and since then it has been implementing different projects under the program. Initially, it was aiming to provide vocational skills training for the unemployed and school dropout youths of rural Bangladesh. At the initial stage, BGS observed that there were large number of school-dropped and unskilled young people who were treated as burden for their families. BGS realized that these unemployed youth could be hopes of their families if they are transformed as skilled manpower to earn. In view this, BGS expanded the program gradually and it integrated the area of job placement/employment generation for the training graduated youth.
FACTS AND FACILITIES OF THE CENTRE
Campus situated with 82 Decimal Land
Three Stored Training and Hostel Building with 100 seating capacity
of Theory Class rooms: 02
Average size of class room: 360sft.
of workshops/labs/Practical Class Room: 05
Female common room: Yes
Resident Capacity: 100 persons (Male)
Dining Capacity: 50 persons at one shift
Drinking water facility: Yes
Toilets for Male: 10
of Separate Toilets for Female: 01
Generator for alternative electricity supply
Cooking facility available
Free Wi-Fi zone
Entrainment facility (TV, Ceram board, Chess, Ludu, Badminton, Volleyball etc.)
THE CENTRE OFFERS FOLLOWING TRADE COURSES:
| SL | Name of Trade | Duration |
| 1 | Plumbing | 3 Months |
| 2 | Electrical Installation & Maintenance | 3 Months |
| 3 | Mobile Phone Servicing | 3 Months |
| 4 | Consumer Electronics | 3 Months |
| 5 | Tailoring and Dress Making | 3 Months |
| 6 | Automobile Mechanics | 3 Months |
| 7 | Garment Machine Operating | 3 Months |
| 8 | Sewing Machine Operation | 3 Months |
| 9 | Electrical House Wiring | 3 Months |
| 10 | Auto Mechanics | 3 Months |
TRACT RECORD OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION:
BGS-Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Rangpur has been implementing vocational training under BTEB & NSDA guideline and following their competencies & curriculum. Since 2014 BGS-VTC Rangpur has been implementing various development projects, MTTS by DKA, Austria, CLP (Chars Livelihood Programme) by Maxwell Stamp Stamp, SDF-MDYEG (Marketplace Development for Youth Employment Generation), SEIP (Skills for Employment Investment Program) funded by Ministry of Finance and ADB with PKSF, ECHO-USA (Self and Wage Employment through Skill Development Training, MJF (Developing Opportunities Young People including the Marginalized for Becoming Active Citizens Agents for Social Cohesion Project), Special batch training by special donor and LIFE-France (Youth Vocational Skills Training on Electrical Installation and Maintenance with Solar System for Employment Generation and Poverty Reduction).
FEW SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED:
| Sl. No | Year | Name of Project |
| 01 | 1995-2017 | Mobile Technical Training School (MTTS) by DKA Astria |
| 02 | 2015-2022 | Providing Vocational Training to Adolescent Boys and Girls by MJF |
| 03 | 2015-2022 | Marketplace Development for Youth Employment Generation (MDYEG) by SDF |
| 04 | 2016-2022 | Skill for Employment Investment Program (SEIP) by Ministry of Finance, ADB |
| 05 | 2017-2022 | Self and Wage Employment through Skill Development Training by ECHO |
| 06 | 2019-2021 | Developing Opportunities Young People including the Marginalized for Becoming Active Citizens Agent for Social Cohesion Project by MJF |
| 07 | 2022-2023 | Imparting Market Demand Based Vocational Skill Training and Employment Generation by Special Donor |
| 08 | 2023 | Youth Vocational Skills Training on Electrical Installation and Maintenance with Solar System for Employment Generation and Poverty Reduction by LIFE |
| 09 | 2008-2022 | Short/Modular trade course by participants own cost |
PARTNESHIP:
BGS-Vocational Training Centre (VTC), Rangpur has been implementing vocational training under BTEB & NSDA guideline and following their competencies & curriculum. Since 2014 BGS-VTC has been implementing various development projects, MTTS-DKA, Austria, Stamp and CLP (Providing Vocational to Adolescent Boys and Girls), SDF-MDYEG (Marketplace Development for Youth Employment Generation), SEIP (Skills for Employment Investment Program) funded by Ministry of Finance and ADB with PKSF, ECHO-USA (Self and Wage Employment through Skill Development Training, MJF Youth Project, Special Batch-Imparting Market Demand Based Vocational Skill Training and Employment Generation Project and LiFE-France (Youth Vocational Skills Training)
CENTRE MANAGEMENT:
The training activities have been closely supervised and monitored by the Vice Principal Engr. Md. Abu Bakar Siddik Apart from Mr. Jagadish Chandra Roy, Program Manager (TVET) program has monitored the implementation process and quality issue of technical aspects. Mr. Roy visited centre once a month to monitor the activities. In addition, the Manager (Finance and Accounts) Md. Sirazul Islam and the Executive Director, BGS have also monitored by visiting the training courses quarterly basis
– BGS-VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE (VTC), RANGPUR
– TRAINING FACILITIES (TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT/TRADE WISE)
Photograph of the Course/Trade wise workshop facilities and equipment:
+ Electrical Installation & Maintenance (EIM) Lab
Photograph of the Course/Trade wise workshop facilities and equipment:
+ Mobile Phone Servicing (MPS) Lab
Photograph of the Course/Trade wise workshop facilities and equipment:
+ Hostel
+ Dining Room
+ Plumbing and Pipe Fitting (PPF) Lab
Project wise training activities (Running & Planned):
1. Mobile Phone Servicing, 20 trainees (Residential) – Running.
2. Garments Machine Operating, 15trainees (Non-residential) – Running.
– Auto Mechanics, 20 trainees (Residential) – Planned.
– Electrical House Wiring, 20 trainees (Residential) – Planned.
Project name: Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP)
Donor name: Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF)
Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of finance, finance division.
Project duration: 2021 to 2022 (Planned)
Project wise training activities (Running & Planned):
1. Electrical Installation & Maintenance (EIM),
2. Mobile Phone Servicing (MPS),
3. Plumbing & Pipe fitting (PPF) [25 trainees for per batch & per trade]
Center In-Charge Information:
Name: Md. Abdulla-Al-Salafi
Designation: Principal
Institute name: BGS- Vocational Training Center (VTC)
Address: Village: Islampur, Union: Pairaband, Upazila: Mithapukur-5460,
District: Rangpur, Division: Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Mobile no: +88 01767-134027 (Personal)
Email: salafiattc@gmail.com
