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IPSAEP—ICT Professionals Skills Assessment and Enhancement Program

IPSAEP Strategy & Policy Working Group

IPSAEP: ICT Professionals Skills Assessment & Enhancement Program

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IPSAEP: Background

Local ICT Industry needs more HR than available

Many ICT graduates are still un-employable ! Many Universities are having decreasing

student enrolment in ICT disciplines Crisis looming in the horizon for high quality ICT

graduates & professionals Our Industry has long been planning for a

“Finishing School” Concept since 1999 Our Academia has also been thinking seriously

to tackle the ICT enrolment crisis



Why IPSAEP ?

Create opportunities for the otherwise unemployable ICT and other competent graduates (both home & abroad)

Bring back confidence into the CSE / ICT courses in the Universities

Benchmark the ICT Industry HR Demands Benchmark the local universities’ ICT graduates Satisfy the Industry Demand



IPSAEP: Mission

To help our local ICT Industry to meet their growing needs for competent ICT Professionals

To improve the quality of prospective ICT Professionals for better career path

To be responsible to large pool of competent fresh graduates willing to become ICT Professionals, local ICT firms, local universities & colleges, and other relevant stakeholders

Prudent operations to become self-sustainable within 5 years

Committed to succeed to contribute to national economic growth



The Future

Be self-sufficient within 5 years of Operation

Assess, Train and place approx 2500 ICT & other competent graduates into job in first 2 years

Assess, Train and place approx 15,000 ICT Professionals in 5 years

A Globally Renowned Institute by 2012



IPSAEP: Vision

Glorious National organization with full government support initially, and active participation and ownership from the Academia & Industry

Grow & pursue leadership positions in each of our services

Assist the Academia to produce more high quality ICT graduates

Create new opportunities for the competent non-CSE or non-ICT graduates



Who We Are ?

A Committee formed by BCC 14 member committee Composed of Academia, Government

Representatives and Representatives from Industry



IPSAEP: Core Values

Customer Delight -> Focus on the Customers’ ultimate delight, and all else will follow !!

Respect for Individuals -> One Individual can change the World !

Integrity everywhere -> Honest, Transparent, & Integral Business eventually wins!

Meritocracy in all Actions -> Only Merit prevails



IPSAEP: Overall Strategy

Build & Grow to a financially sustainable level within five years

Differentiate through High Quality Assessment and Enhancement Programs

Replicate success through the Universities / Institutes

Liaison with Global Training & Consulting Players after that



IPSAEP: Objectives

To assess and train ICT Human Resources To identify and categorize specialization in ICT

Profession To study Local and International Job market To develop curriculum and content depending

on job market requirement To Conduct Test/Assessment To conduct skill development program for

professional enhancements To ensure quality of need-based professionals



IPSAEP: Who Are Our Targets ?

Academic Qualification: Minimum 16 Years Education 4-Years Bachelor Degree 3-Years Bachelor with honors + 1 Year Master Degree 2-Years Bachelor + 2-Years Master Degree

Target Group: Unemployed Graduates Employed Graduates


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What’s in it for Industry ?

• The number of employable graduates will go up

• The cost of recruitment will go down

• The skill of existing employees will be refreshed and this will lead to higher productivity

• Salary cost will be benchmarked


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What’s in it for Academia ?

• Employability of graduates will go up

• As a result, the enrollment of CS programs will go up

• In the mid and long term, the curriculum and training method will be aligned according to industry needs

• The quality of education will be benchmarked



Why Should Government Invest?

Respond to the National Need Govt played the pivotal role in ICT HR Growth

all over the world ICT can change our future Local Industry can grow Local Universities can grow



Target Number of Participants & Required Number of Centres Needed

Year> 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total

Total Number of IPSAEP Program participants 500 2000 3500 4000 5000 15,0000

Number of Centres for “Assessment/Screening” 4 10 20 20 20

Number of Participants to enroll in Skill Enhancement Program 350 1,200 1,700 1,700 2,100 7,000

Number of Centres Needed for running “Enhancement Program” 6 10 11 10 13



2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Assessment, Screening & Course Development (All Figures in Bangladesh million Tk.)

Curriculum & Course Material Development 8 3 2 2 2 17

Screening & Assessment Test Development 7 1 1 1 2 12

Total Cost for Assessment, Screening & Course Development 15 4 3 3 4 29

Support/Investment Needed for Assessment, Screening & Course Development (% of cost) 100% 100% 50% 25% 10%

Amount of Support/ Investment Needed 15 4 1.50 0.75 0.40 21.7

Skill Enhancement Program Delivery

Avg. Cost per participant 0.028 0.028 0.021 0.021

0.021

Total Cost 9.91 33.26 36.29 34.72 45.13 159.31

Support/Investment Needed (% of cost) 75% 50% 0% 0% 0%

Amount of Support/ Investment Needed 7.43 16.63 - - - 24.1

Total Investment Needed (Tk. 4.6 Crore) 45.7

Cost for the Program and Amount of Investment Needed



IPSAEP Benefits

Additional Employment Creation: 3 Ways

Reduce unemployment after graduation (20% participants)

Decrease of Job Searching Time (6-12 months) by the graduates (40% participants)

Increased salary as a result of the program (40% participants)



IPSAEP Benefits

Export Earning by the Nation2 Ways

Additional Export by the Software and other IT companies in Bangladesh (30% of the participants)

Overseas Employment of the participants (30% of the participants)



Benefits From Additional Employment Creation

Participants Benefit per participantTotal Financial Benefit

(During the project time)

A. Reduce unemployment after graduation

(20% participants) 3,000 Tk. 10,000 salary/Month million Tk . 360

B. Decrease of Job Searching Time (6-12 months) by the graduates

(40% participants) 6,000

6 months salary per participant @ Tk.

12,000 million Tk. 432

C. Increased salary as result

of the program (40% participants) 6,000

On average Tk. 3000 additional income per

participant million Tk. 216

Total 15,000 million Tk. 1,008

Total Economic Benefit : BDT 100 Crores

IPSAEP Benefits



Additional Export Earning by the Nation

Number

Additional Export per participant Yearly Additional Export

Additional Export by the Software and other IT companies in Bangladesh (30% of the participants) 4,500

US $ 15,000 per year million US $ 67.50

Overseas Employment of the participants

(30% of the participants) 4,500US $ 10,000 per

year million US $ 45.00

Total million US$ 112.50

(million US $ 11)

IPSAEP Benefits



Services

Initial Screening ICT Skills Assessment Gap Analysis for Enhancement Enhancement Training Programs Placement Help for Trainees with Industry

Liaison TOT



IPSAEP: How will we Assess / Enhance ?

On Academic knowledge and Basic ICT Skills (mostly based on University curriculum)

On Soft Skills like Teamwork, Communications On Technology and tools (Based on Industry

needs)

Method of Assessment: Written Test (MCQ and Subjective like GRE/GMAT) Online Test (like TOEFL) To be automated as much as possible



IPSAEP: Who will Assess / Enhance ?

Source of Trainers/Curriculum Developers: From Universities (Acdemia) From Industry (ICT experts) From NRB Pool (Academia & ICT experts)

Place of Training: Universities (CS Department/Institute) Bangladesh Computer Council Training facilities of the Industry



Number of Modules to assess/enhance

6(six) months should be maximum time for a weak fresh graduate who needs to be upgraded for the industry

If each module is designed for a duration over a month, 6(six) should be the optimum number of modules for enhancement



IPSAEP: Operating Functions

Initial Applications Filtering Registration for the first Screening Exam &

other 6 Modules’ Exams Taking Screening & 6 Modules’ Exams Assessing Candidates’ required ICT knowledge

& skills Preparing High Quality Training Materials:

Fundamental Problem Solving & Systems Design Issues Soft Skills and Industry Orientation Issues Specific Technology Skills, as and when needed

Conducting Skills Enhancement Training Sessions



IPSAEP Activities – 1



IPSAEP: Probable 6 ICT Modules

1. Communications & Teaming Fundamentals: Emotional Intelligence Team Values & Principles Oral / Presentation Skills Writing / Documenting / Language (English) Skills E-mails and Chat communications with Overseas Customers Etc ….

2. OOAD & Iterative Development Fundamentals: Problem Analysis Techniques, Thinking Skills, Exploration Skills Data Structures & Algorithms Sample Programs in Java / C# / PHP / Python Applying UML & Patterns—An Introduction to OOAD & Iterative

Development, Third Edition, by, Craig Larman, Pearson Education

Using Open Source Code / Components etc.....




3. Software Engineering Fundamentals: SDLC, Project Management UML, UP, Agile, Team Roles SW Construction Issues SW Process Issues: CMMI / ISO, etc... etc.....

4. QA, Config Mgmt, TDD Fundamentals: Quality Mindset, QA vs QC, QA vs Testing QA Roles & Responsibilities Config Mgmt, Config Items, Config Controller, Release

Manager, Other Roles Test Driven Development (TDD) Practices Unit Testing, Pair Programming etc.....




5. Network & Security Fundamentals: TCP/IP, Network & Web Protocols Fundamentals Security Threats Network Management Issues Encryption, PKI, & related issues etc.....

6.Web Technologies & Application Development Fundamentals Web Protocols & Architecture XML, XSL, XUI Browser DOM, JavaScript, AJAX, Browser Add-Ons MVC / Web App Frameworks, Struts / Joomla / Zope, etc ..... Future Trends etc.....



Marketing Approach

Initiate the Skills Assessment & Enhancement Service Kick-off in 2008 Direct Marketing for Local Clients in 2008

Establish strong Services brand Use Local Success Stories Use Overseas Placement Success Stories to

expand the business



Location & Administration

Central Office in Dhaka Different Specialised Assessment & Training

Centres at different Universities all over Bangladesh

Centralised Administration with Distributed areas of Control

Strong Quality Assurance Activities led by the Strategy & Policy Board and the Executive Committee



Organization & Management

Strategy & Policy Board

Executive Committee

Screening & Assessment Unit Course Design & Modification Unit

Training Unit Industry Liaison and Placement Unit

Academia Liaison & Induction Unit



Risk Analysis

Risk Item Probability Impact Exposure Risk Mitigation Step

Lack of Professional Management may hamper progress

Medium High High Appoint skilled, professional, and result-driven managers

Lack of Industry & Academia Collaboration may hurt the program

Low High Medium Develop strong PR & social Networking among key Academia & Industry Leaders

Inadequate Instructors may lengthen the program

Medium Medium Medium Grow Local Expertise through strong TOT

Lack of Infrastructure may cause trouble

Low Medium Low Get all necessary infra in place



Perspectives & Stakeholders

Knowledge, Dreams – Industry, Academia

Deep Understanding, Biz Plans – Industry / Academia

Financial Support – Government

Marketing Support – Govt / Industry / Academia

Overall Synthesis – Govt / Industry / Academia

Vision & Leadership – Strategy & Policy Board



Stakeholders’ Commitments

Local ICT Industry: Ensure Job Guarantee for the IPSAEP Certified HRs(Approx 20-30 companies may sign MoU with IPSAEP to take

assessed / trained HR from IPSAEP) Participate to develop IPSAEP Assessment Tests &

Training Modules with required Quality Provide ICT Mentors / Trainers for IPSAEPICT Academia: Ensure Availability of Best Teachers / Mentors for

IPSAEP Lead IPSAEP Assessment Tests & Training Modules

Development Efforts with continuous quality improvements

Provide Assessment & Training CentersGovernment: Ensure needed Investment, Logistics and Support



FAQs

How reliable is the Industry Demand Data for Human Resources ? Can the local Industry ensure jobs for the “finished products” from this IPSAEP? How will the Universities be able to support this extensive training program by their

already overloaded Teachers? What is the best model for the TOT program? Is the Government really serious into this initiative without its own management control?

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