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Globsyn Skills imparts knowledge to Bangladeshi students

by IBNS 10 Jan 2016, 06:00 pm

Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS) In a drive to set India into a skill resource hub, Globsyn Skills, a joint venture set up by the Kolkata-based Globsyn Group in equity partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation, has successfully exported Sector Skill Council (SSC) certified trainers to provide skills training to undergraduate students in Bangladesh.

The group has successfully deputed a number of teachers in the neighbouring nation, starting from August last year and plans to send around 70 more teachers this year.  

Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Rahul Dasgupta, MD of Globsyn Skills said, "We are going to depute 70 teachers to Bangladesh, who will teach students over there and enhance their skills."

Dasgupta said that they were approached by the Union's Skill Development Corporation for the programme.

According to him, Globsyn Skills have successfully trained over 70,000 students in the last 4 years, ever since its inception in late 2011.

He said, "You need good infrastructure and institution for a state to progress."

When quizzed about the quality of students they have witnessed in Bangladesh, he said, "They are very keen to learn. They are way too inquisitive, always willing to ask questions."

In Bangladesh,Globsyn Skills is playing the role of a talent partner to Ernst & Young, which has entered into a contract with World Bank and the Bangladesh Computer Council to impart ITeS Foundation Skills training and Top-up IT training to undergraduate students.

Commenting on the success of the training delivered by Globsyn Skills in Bangladesh, Anurag Malik, Partner, Ernst &Young said, “We are happy to have Globsyn Skills as a talent partner for our Bangladesh Project. We look forward to working with organizations like Globsyn Skills in the coming months to provide us with large number of Sector Skill Council certified trainers for our projects in India and Bangladesh.”

However, Dasgupta maintained that since language can act as a hindrance, since English is not so widely spoken in the neighbouring nation, he is primarily looking for Bengali speaking teachers to teach the Bangladeshi students.

"Globsyn Skills will teach around 30,000 students in Bangladesh imparting knowledge in the field of IT, ITeS, Banking, Communication, Analytics, Big Data," Dasgupta said.

They will visit around 150 colleges in the country.

When asked why they chose Bangladesh, he said, "I wanted to do something for our state and Bangladesh is a Bengali speaking nation. Similarity is a mechanism for us to look at the countries."

Though he said his plan is to establish a wide network, deputing about a 100 teachers in the neighbouring nations, Dasgupta maintained that they are not too keen about Pakistan.

"They have a lot of issues, starting with the Visa and it goes on," he said.

He is also planning to have a teacher exchange programme.

Dasgupta said, "I was very excited to send teachers to Bangladesh from Kolkata. Will invite their teachers to come to India and teach."

Kaushik Ghosh and Titas Roychaudhary, two of the teaches who have joined the programme were also present in the event.

Roychowdhury said, "The people out there are very hospitable. They have so much to share with you."

Both Ghosh and Roychaudhary have taught around 400 students in their four months stint last year.

Dasgupta concluded by saying, “Globsyn Skills will be exporting 100+ SSC certified trainers in the coming year. The skills training that we have provided in Bangladesh with Ernst & Young is in line with our global plans and is a step forward towards realising our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of making India a skilled resource hub.”