A pilot training programme for the USAID Higher Secondary Education Project was launched on Saturday with an aim to reinforcing the higher secondary education sector in Bangladesh.
Under the training programme, 12,000 individuals will be trained by September 2025, and nearly 60,000 by the project鈥檚 completion in August 2028.
The inauguration of the programme was held at a hotel in Bogura town, said a press release.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, under the education ministry, is spearheading this project in partnership with the USAID.
The training programme aims at enhancing the quality of education for 11th and 12th grade students by providing the teachers, school principals, and education officials professional development opportunities with essential teaching, leadership, and management skills.
The project also aims to foster sustainable improvements in the education system and prioritise system-wide digitisation of educational systems to streamline and modernise practices.
Approximately 500 teachers, educational leaders, and government officials will receive training across three venues, followed by online follow-up.
The programme will focus on critical topics such as classroom teaching practices, and institutional leadership development.
Siddique Zobair, Secondary and Higher Education Division senior secretary, attended the event as chief guest, and highlighted the initiative鈥檚 role in transforming the educational landscape.
The DSHE director general (additional charge) Professor ABM Rezaul Karim emphasised that HSEP鈥檚 unique design supported sustainable education development.
The training programme combines face-to-face interactions with online resources through a comprehensive learning management system.
After completing the programme, trainees will receive certificate from the United States鈥� Florida State University.
Under the guidance of the DSHE, Chemonics International Inc is implementing HSEP鈥檚 activities in Bangladesh, in partnership with Florida State University and 10 Minute School.