Directorate of Technical Education Number of Subjects

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) is a government agency that works on technical and vocational education in the country’s human resources development (HRD). Technical Education Website www.techedu.gov.bd The Department of Technical Education (DTE) was established in 1960 with five technical education institutions. Currently, the number has reached 128. Besides Government, there are 1100 Private SSCs (VOC), 500 HSC Business Management (BM) Colleges, 35 Basic Trade Link and 300 Personal Skill Development Training Aid nationwide. About six thousand officers, teachers, and staff are working under this department. The Directorate of Technical Education promotes the quality of technical education, the standard enhancement and the standard of technical education through coordination with government policy and industry and national level institutes and other departments of the government.

Number Of Institute, Number of Subjects, Number of Programme In Technical Education

The central office of the Technical Education Department is located at F-4 / B, Agargaon Administrative Area, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207.

Technical Education Programs:

The Technical Educations Directorate conducts short and long term technical and vocational educations and training (TVET) across the country.

BSC Engineering program in the Technical Education Board.

Under the academic control of Dhaka University, the BSC Engineering degree program is conducted in two of the following institutes:

• Technical Teachers Training College.
• Bangladesh Leather Technology College (Bangladesh College of Leather Technology)

Technical Education Engineering Colleges

In addition, under the Academic Control of Government Universities, BSC Degrees are offered in various Technology in the following institutes:

• Mymensingh Engineering College
• Sylhet Engineering College
• Faridpur Engineering College
• Barisal Engineering College

Diploma-in-Engineering Program Subjects & Institutes

Diploma-in-engineering programs were conducted at 49 government polytechnic institutes under the 29 academic Technology of the Bangladesh Technical Educations Board. Technology

1. Civil Technology
2. Mechanical Technology
3. Electrical Technology
4. Electronics Technology
5. Computer Technology
6. Electro-Medical Technology
7. Environment Technology
8. Mechatronics Technology
9. Graphic Arts Technology
10. Glass Technology
11. Chemical Technology
12. Food Technology
13. Environmental Technology
14. Instrumentation and process control
15. Construction
16. Telecommunication
17. Power Technology
18. Automobile Technology
19. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
20. Surveying Technology
21. Ceramic Technology
22. Architecture and Interior Design Technology
23. Civil (Wood) Technology
24. Mining and Mine Survey Technology
25. Garment Design and Pattern Making
26. Computer Science and Technology
27. Printing Technology
28. Data Communication and Networking
29. Graphic Design Technology

Technical Educations Vocational Programmes

The following institutions are working at the Certificate level (Basic Skill, NSS III, NSS II, and NSS I) to create skilled workers in the country:

• The SSC (Vocational) and HSC (Vocational) programs are running in 31 trades at 64 government technical schools and colleges.
• SSC (Vocational) program is under process in 22 trades at 100 Government Technical School.
• There are SSC (vocational) programs running in various trades in about 1000 private schools.

Vocational Trades

1. Agro-Based Food
2. General Electronics
3. Automotive
4. Building Maintenance
5. Wood Working
6. Civil Construction
7. Computer & Information Technology
8. Civil Drafting with CAD
9. Mechanical Drafting with CAD
10. Dress Making
11. Dyeing Printing and Finishing
12. Electrical Maintenance Works
13. Farm Machinery
14. Fish Culture and Breeding
15. Food Processing and Preservation
16. General Mechanics
17. Livestock Rearing and Farming
18. Machine Tools Operation
19. Poultry Rearing and Farming
20. Patient Care Technique
21. General Electrical Works
22. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
23. Refrigeration and air-conditioning
24. Glass & Ceramics
25. Fruit and Vegetable Cultivation
26. Weaving
27. Welding and Fabrication
28. Architectural Drafting with Auto CAD
29. Knitting
30. Shrimp Culture and Breeding

Technical Educations HSC level, 600 Business Management (BM) colleges have the following five trades running:

1. Accounting
2. Banking
3. Computer operation
4. Commercial development
5. Secretarial science

• The basic trade school linkage program is being conducted in the Nine and tenth-class electives in 35 public / private schools.
• There are 300 private training institutes operating the para trades.

  Reference: Ministry of Education.