Farhana Islam
Graphic Design TechnologyStudying design, now a Skills Ambassador
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WorldSkills Bangladesh. Skills change lives
Developing Skills, Transforming Lives
38 competition skills / 8 divisional heats / 420 competitors in Dhaka / 64 partner institutes / Free to enter / Skills Show open to schools / 38 competition skills / 8 divisional heats / 420 competitors in Dhaka / 64 partner institutes / Free to enter / Skills Show open to schools /
38Skills contested at the National Skills Competition
8Divisional heats, so nobody has to travel the length of the country
12,400+Young people who have competed since 2014
29%Of 2026 competitors were women, up from 17% in 2023
Open for registration
Pick a programme and enter the category you want to be judged in.
Six sectors, thirty skills
Pick a sector to see what is contested and what the judges look for.
Construction and Building Technology
The trades that put up and finish a building, from the first brick to the last…
Creative Arts and Fashion
Design skills where the judges look at taste and finish as closely as technique.
Information and Communication Technology
Software, networks and security — the fastest growing group of skills in Bangladesh.
Manufacturing and Engineering Technology
Making things to tolerance: machining, welding, automation and control.
Social and Personal Services
Hospitality, beauty and care, judged on consistency under time pressure.
Transportation and Logistics
Keeping vehicles and freight moving, safely and on schedule.How you get from your workshop to the national stage
Four steps. The whole route takes about one year.
Step one
Register
Enter online with your institute or on your own. You need to be 16 to 22 on 31 December 2027 for most skills. There is no entry fee.
Step two
Divisional heat
One judged day in your own division between December and January. You work the same test project as everyone else in your skill.
Step three
National Skills Competition
Top three per skill per division come to Dhaka for three or four judged days in February. Medals, and a hall full of employers.
Step four
Team Bangladesh
Medallists join the training squad. Selection trials decide who represents Bangladesh at the next WorldSkills Competition.
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October 4, 2026
National Championships
National Skills Competition returns to Dhaka in February 2027
Five halls, 30 skills and around 420 competitors. Registration through divisional heats opens this month.
September 24, 2026
Team Bangladesh
Welding squad finishes its third training camp in Chattogram
Ten days of pipe work, X-ray testing and the kind of feedback that only arrives when someone is watching your arc.
September 11, 2026Champions
Where some of our recent medallists are now.
Mahmudul Karim
MechatronicsMaintenance technician, Chattogram
Shamima Akter
Beauty TherapyRunning her own salon in Sylhet
Tanvir Ahmed
Web TechnologiesJunior developer, Dhaka
Training providers
The institutes who enter competitors and host the heats.
ST
Technical Training Centre
Sylhet Technical Training Centre
Short, practical courses aimed at employment within six months.
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RI
Private institute
Rajshahi Institute of Technology
ICT and electronics, with a new cyber range.
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CP
Polytechnic Institute
Chattogram Polytechnic Institute
Strong in welding and heavy vehicle work, close to the port and the shipyards.
View providerOur partners
Government, industry and training providers who make the competitions possible.
Government
Ministries, authorities and public bodies.
Bangladesh Technical Education Board
Directorate of Technical Education
National Skills Development Authority
Industry partners
Companies who set the tasks and hire the people.
Bengal Hospitality Group
Jamuna Apparels
Meghna Industrial Group
Padma Engineering Ltd.
Shurjo Tech
Teesta Motors
Training partners
Institutes who enter competitors and host heats.
Chattogram Polytechnic Institute
Dhaka Polytechnic Institute
Sylhet Technical Training Centre
Skill News, once a month
Dates, results, open volunteer roles and what the squad is working on. One email, no more than that.
