90pc of StanChart, UCEP training beneficiaries now employed

Approximately 90 per cent of 2,100 beneficiaries selected for a Re-skilling and Employment Reintegration Programme of Standard Chartered Bangladesh and Underprivileged Children's Educational Programmes (UCEP) Bangladesh are now employed. 

The two entities recently celebrated the completion of the programme which aimed to tackle job losses and promote economic development amidst global headwinds.

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Launched in December 2020 and ending in March this year, the upskilling and reskilling programme provided training in welding, mechanical and electrical services, tailoring and automobile servicing, said a press release.

The material taught was developed in response to a number of assessments and studies conducted by UCEP Bangladesh.