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STED: Findings on the Agro-Processing Sector Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Bangladesh Dhaka, December 8, 2011 Erik von Uexkull ILO Trade and Employment Programme Outline the STED approach Skills
Tripartite Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Bangladesh Dhaka, December 8, 2011 Erik von Uexkull ILO Trade and Employment Programme
STAGE 1: Sector Position and Outlook STAGE 2: Business Capability Implications STAGE 3: What Type of Skills? STAGE 4: How many Workers by Skill Type? STAGE 5: Skills Supply Gap STAGE 6: Proposed Responses
STAGE 2: Business Capability Implications STAGE 3: What Type
STAGE 4: How many Workers by Skill Type? STAGE 5: Skills Supply Gap STAGE 6: Proposed Responses
Competence-based training for three priority occupations – Baker, Food Technician, Packaging Technician Industry Skills Council Centre of Excellence Management development Operations efficiency / Kaizen
Data Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2005/6
Data Source: COMTRADE, EPB
Frozen: +9%
Data Source: COMTRADE
Prepared: +51%
Data Source: COMTRADE
Average import price reported by the EU for 100 kg of fozen Penaeus (left) and
Data Source: COMTRADE, EPB
400 500 600 Domestic Exporter 100 200 300 400 # of companies in sample
permanent staff
Taka)
Taka)
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
Data source: World Bank Enterprise Survey Bangladesh 2007
Shrimp: Back on track? More competition / lower prices? Other food: High growth, but limits to existing markets?
Shrimp / other food: How much more can you do of what you’re already doing?
Shrimp: Higher quality / branding? New products / processing? Other food: New markets? Product adjustment / upgrading?
STAGE 1: Sector Position and Outlook
STAGE 3: What Type
STAGE 4: How many Workers by Skill Type? STAGE 5: Skills Supply Gap STAGE 6: Proposed Responses
Product Development Operational Effectiveness and Food Safety Regulatory Compliance Logistics / Supply Chain / Cold Chain Management
Other capabilities? Priorities?
Export marketing: Product management Export Marketing: Channel Management Supplier Capability Government: Effective Regulation
Priorities?
STAGE 1: Sector Position and Outlook STAGE 2: Business Capability Implications
STAGE 3: What Type
STAGE 4: How many Workers by Skill Type? STAGE 5: Skills Supply Gap STAGE 6: Proposed Responses
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Product Development Graduates with skills relevant to food product development Bachelor degree courses in food science, food engineering, food business: Universities / industry association / ISC / firms Educating existing managers, marketers etc. in food product development Executive education courses in food product development: WHO WOULD OFFER THOSE?
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Operational effectiveness and food safety Extend skills on All levels of manufacturing
certification for all in
training provision)
Kaizen and similar initiatives
laboratory skills (industry materials / training provision)
engineering
process engineering
industrial and food process engineering Availability of qualified trainers WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS?
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Regulatory Compliance Awareness of importance of strict compliance across all levels of manufacturing
Industry association drive on compliance (training materials / provision?) Skilled Quality Assurance Managers Training for new and existing quality assurance managers
(Industry Association / ISC / Food Safety Authorities)
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses Logistics / Supply Chain / Cold Chain Management Logistics and supply chain specialists
centre of expertise, possibly based at a university
supply chain and logistics
chain to be studied
depends on what will work economically
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Export marketing: Product management
business development staff
managers (collaboration with
expertise in international sales and marketing of generics for key positions
downstream in distribution channels to gain experience
networks? Export Marketing: Channel Management
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Supplier Capability Skills of farmers (and other producers)
intermediaries?
by mobile/cell?
Business Capabilities Types of Skills / Workers by Skill Type Skills Supply Gap Critical Gaps? Priorities? Possible Responses
Government: Effective Regulation primarily a matter of upgrading regulation, but complementary skills and cultural change
regulators
skills and cultural change required too