| Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) |
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| Introduction |
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| The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) is one of the government agencies of human resource development (HRD) of the country in Technical and Vocational Education. |
| The central office of DTE is situated in Shikkha Bhaban, 16 Abdul Gani Road (near the Bangladesh secretariat), at the heart of the capital city, Dhaka. The DTE was established in 1960 with five technical education institutions. At present this number has reached to 100. Other than this one hundred technical education institutions, government extended supports to 500 private SSC Vocational schools, 200 HSC Business Management Colleges, 35 basic trade link schools and 300 self supported private skill development training centers of the country. About five thousand officers, teachers and support staff are working in this organization. |
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| programs Offered |
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| DTE provides different types of formal technical and Vocational education and training (TVET) through its institutions spreaded all over the country. |
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| Degree Level programs |
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| B.Sc. degree program offered in the following technological areas through three degree level colleges under the academic control of Dhaka University: |
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Technical Teachers Education (Offered by Technical Teachers Training College). |
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Textile Technology (Offered by College of textile Technology). |
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Leather Technology (Offered by Bangladesh College of leather Technology). |
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| Diploma Level Programme |
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| Mid level technological education programs are offered in 27 government Polytechnic institutes and 5 monotechnic institutes under the academic Supervision of Bangladesh Technical Education Board in 14 different technological areas. The technologies offered are: |
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Civil Technology |
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Mechanical Technology |
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Electrical Technology |
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Electronics Technology |
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Computer Technology |
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Graphic Arts Technology |
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Glass Technology |
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Chemical Technology |
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Food Technology |
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Power Technology |
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Automobile Technology |
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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
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Surveying Technology |
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Ceramic Technology |
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| New Technologies at the Process of Implementation |
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Mechatronics |
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Computer science and Technology |
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Data Tele communication and Networking |
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Electromedical |
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Mining and Mine Survey |
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Environmental Technology |
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Instrumentation and process control |
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Construction |
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Telecommunication |
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| There are more than 70 Private Polytechnic Institutes offering mainly computer and electronics. |
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| Certificate Level programs |
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| For the development of the skilled worker of the country certificate level programs (Basic Skill, NSS III, NSS II and NSS I) are offered in the following institutions. |
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64 Government Technical School & Colleges offer SSC (Vocational) and HSC (Vocational) program in about 16 different trades. |
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More than 1100 private schools offer SSC (Vocational) courses in different technologies. |
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More than 800 intermediate level private Business Management (BM) Colleges offer HSC (BM) courses in five different trades. |
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Basic Trade school link programs are offered in 35 govt./non govt. institutes as an optional subject for the students of class IX and X of general schools. |
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300 self supported private training centers offer Para trades. |
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| The Trades Offered are: |
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Refrigeration & Air Conditioning |
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Audio-Video |
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Fish Culture & Breeding |
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Welding Works |
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Computer |
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Dress Making |
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Farm Machinery |
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General Electrical |
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Automotive |
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Poultry Rearing & Farming |
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Drafting Civil |
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Machinist |
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Building Maintenance |
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Business Management |
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Wood Working |
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