Building Youth Employability through Skills (BYETS) 

The Building Youth Employability through Skills (BYETS) project will empower Bangladeshi youth with improved technical, employability and entrepreneurial skills, and connect them to income generating opportunities: jobs and self-employment. BYETS will partner with Training Service Providers (TSPs), government, industry, and employers to create a conducive environment for the targeted youth that would facilitate employment opportunities for them.
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Chattogram
22.356851
91.7831819
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Khulna
22.6737735
89.3966581
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Rajshahi
24.3733087
88.6048716
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Dhaka
23.810332
90.4125181
Project duration
2022 - 2026
Financed by
  • Embassy of the Netherlands

The Project

Nearly 30% youth in Bangladesh are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). Youth unemployment rate in Bangladesh is also comparatively higher than the national unemployment rate. The project aims to support youths by providing training in three sectors: Readymade Garments (RMG), Agro-processing (AP), and Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The project offers opportunities to collaborate with on-going initiatives of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), other donor-funded programmes and Dutch-based companies and academia.

News

Bangladesh
Upskilling and Reskilling
28.08.2024
BYETS Project Launches Inclusive ICT Training for Empowering Youth with Disabilities 
BYETS project initiated a customized residential ICT training for People with Disability (PwD) in partnership with Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP). 
Bangladesh
Upskilling and Reskilling
28.08.2024
BYETS Project Advances Bangladesh’s Jute Industry with Groundbreaking Worker Upskilling Programme
The BYETS project has successfully completed the training of two batches of workers at Janata Jute Mills Ltd. This pioneering Work Based Training (WBT) aims to enhance the skills of workers in the jute industry.
Bangladesh
Upskilling and Reskilling
17.07.2024
Fabric of Change: Role of Swisscontact in Upskilling RMG Workers in Bangladesh
Swisscontact Bangladesh hosted a high-level experience-sharing event titled "Fabric of Change: Role of Swisscontact in Upskilling RMG Workers in Bangladesh'' with key stakeholders of the sector, on 15 July 2024.