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IPSAEP—ICT Professionals
Skills Assessment and
Enhancement Program
IPSAEP Strategy & Policy Working Group

IPSAEP: ICT Professionals Skills Assessment &
Enhancement Program
Concept Overview29.sep.07 2
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
Who We Are ?
 A Committee formed by BCC
 14 member committee
 Composed of Academia, Government
Representatives and Representatives from
Industry

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
Concept Overview29.sep.07
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

Enhancement Program
Concept Overview29.sep.07
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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
Cost for the Program and Amount of Investment Needed

Enhancement Program
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)

Enhancement Program
IPSAEP Benefits
Export Earning by the Nation
2 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)

Enhancement Program
Benefits From Additional Employment Creation
Participants Benefit per participant
Total 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

Enhancement Program
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) 4,500
US $ 10,000 per
year million US $ 45.00
Total million US$ 112.50
(million US $ 11)
IPSAEP Benefits

Enhancement Program
Services
 Initial Screening
 ICT Skills Assessment
 Gap Analysis for Enhancement
 Enhancement Training Programs
 Placement Help for Trainees with Industry
Liaison
 TOT

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
IPSAEP Activities – 1

Enhancement Program

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
 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.....

Enhancement Program
 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.....

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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

Enhancement Program
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 IPSAEP
ICT Academia:
 Ensure Availability of Best Teachers / Mentors for
IPSAEP
 Lead IPSAEP Assessment Tests & Training Modules
Development Efforts with continuous quality
improvements
 Provide Assessment & Training Centers
Government:
 Ensure needed Investment, Logistics and Support

Enhancement Program
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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