Freelancing is the future. In order to ensure self-employment for70 percent of the country\'s youth in the future, the ICT Department\'s Learningand Learning Project has launched an online training program. State Ministerfor Information and Communication Technology Junayed Ahmed Polok on Sundayinaugurated the virtual 200-hour training on the web, graphics, and digitalmarketing in 15 districts as a pilot project.

ICT Secretary NM Ziaul Alam presided over the function whileLearning and Learning Development Project Director (Deputy Secretary) Md.Akhtar Mamun and training materials planner Shafiul Alam spoke on the occasion.State Minister for ICT Junaid Ahmed Palak was the chief guest at the occasion.

Mentioning that \'technology has opened up knowledge\', the stateminister said at the time, under the Learning and Learning project, 1 lakh 85thousand students registered to take online training. However, 40,000 peoplewill be trained in 492 locations in the country, divided into 15 parts with PCand high-speed uninterrupted internet connection. For this 39 IT companies havebeen recruited. KPI is being given the utmost importance in trainingevaluation.

Junayed Ahmed Polok said, online class, is our future. And Coronahas opened new horizons in online education. We hope that online classes willeliminate urban-rural inequality.

Mentioning that \'Internet Plus\' hasstarted in every sphere of life at this time, the state minister said that withthe creation of high-speed internet and payment gateway infrastructure at theunion level across the country, we are now able to start freelancer trainingactivities online. Even after passing SSC and HSC, the visionary Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina has continued this initiative in Corona to train the youth andmake them self-employed.