BRAC Skills Development Programme

  Career Hub Career Hub is an innovative platform by BRAC Skills Development Programme (SDP). One of the key strategic priorities of BRAC for the years 2021 to 2025 is to invest in future generations and subsequently create a skilled workforce. SDP’s new initiative, Career Hub, provides a 360-degree career solution platform that aims to work as the bridge between employers and job seekers. The platform provides career-related information, career counseling, and career guidance to job seekers by aligning their respective skills, career expectations, and aspirations. In short, the platform is a comprehensive system, specifically designed for youth and employers to provide career and labor market solutions respectively. Additionally, Career Hub provides access to information regarding career pathways, which includes information on the job market’s environment, conditions, employment prospects, and future demands. It connects existing skills and provides skills development opportunitie...

  Promoting Skill and Productivity Enhancement for Resilience (PROSPER) This project works on a cost-recovery model, meaning that it charges fees, whereas STAR is completely free. Interested learners pay a fee to learn the skills they require in a specific trade. The trainees complete a three-month apprenticeship under a Master Crafts Person (MCP).

  Promoting Business Incubation for Small Entrepreneurs (PROMISE) PROMISE supports young entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to successfully develop their businesses. Its goal is to create decent employment opportunities through the establishment of youth-led enterprises in local communities. The PROMISE program is open to all business-minded young people in Bangladesh and also provides a natural next step for STAR graduates who wish to start their own businesses.

 Skills Training for Advancing Resources (STAR) The STAR programme uses the traditional apprenticeship (ostad-shagred) model to offer free skills training in Bangladesh’s informal sector. Apprentices receive six months of training under Master Craftspersons (MCPs), gaining trade-specific and soft skills with a focus on social inclusion. Launched in 2012 by BRAC Skills Programme, the programme targets adolescents aged 14-18 from disadvantaged households who have been out of school for at least a year. Developed in collaboration with ILO, UNICEF, and Bangladesh’s Bureau of Non-Formal Education (BNFE), STAR adheres to child labour laws and discourages school dropouts, aiming to create a skilled, employable workforce. Promoting Business Incubation for Small Entrepreneurs (PROMISE) PROMISE supports young entrepreneurs in Bangladesh to successfully develop their businesses. Its goal is to create decent employment opportunities through the establishment of youth-led enterprises in local c...