Roadmap for Developing HR Pool for Software Industry

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Roadmap for Developing HR Pool for Software
Industry
A.K.M Fahim Mashroor
Director- In-Charge, HR Development Committee,
BASIS
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Some Recent Trends . .

• In recent years, recruitment for software
  professionals has been one of the highest among
  all professional tracks

• As a result of high demand of Software
  professionals, the salary level of IT
  professionals are growing very fast during recent
  times

• Enrollment in Computer Science programs (in
  private Universities) are declining alarmingly
  during last few years.

• Because of the high skill shortage of Software
  professionals in other developed countries, every
  year significant number (over 1,000 per year) of
  IT professionals are going abroad getting jobs.

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Software Related jobs constitute around 60 of
the total IT Jobs
Who Employs Software Professionals?

• Software Companies (export and domestic)
• Telecom Companies
• ISPs
• Business Houses NGOs having IT departments
• Banks

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According to BASIS Survey-
Currently more than 12,000 Software Professionals
are employed in over 400 registered Software
Companies.
The Average Growth of Software Industry and
Recruitment Need is expected to be more than 50
per year during next few years.
Growth will be driven by Export (currently more
than 100 companies exporting in 30 countries-
avg. yearly growth in export during last 5 years
has been 62.5) as well as large scale software
projects in domestic market (e-Governance,
Telecom application etc.)
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Demand Vs. Supply
Demand -

• With a Growth forecast of 50, every year the
  software industry will require 5,000-6,000 new
  software professionals. If the number of overseas
  employment increases, this number will increase
  further.

Supply -
Currently, the yearly number of computer science
graduates from all the Universities are less than
2,500
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CHALLANGES Ahead..

• If the Supply Side Problems are not addressed
  immediately, the shortage of software
  professionals can further increase salary level
  , eroding the competitiveness compared to other
  low cost countries (e.g. Vietnam)

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CHALLANGES Ahead..

• Attracting the BEST and RIGHT talent to Software
  area is very important
• No. of HSC Pass-outs Around 3.5 lakh yearly

Only 10-15 take Science Subject
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CHALLANGES Ahead..

• Generating the QUALITY along with the QUANTITY
  is equally important.
• Unfortunately, a lot of graduates coming out of
  both public University and private University
  cannot be employed by the industry because of
  lack of Industry Oriented Skills as well as
  poor foundation level knowledge

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STRATEGIC Issues

• Address the structural problem of low number of
  science students at secondary and higher
  secondary level.

• Increase the Number of CS graduate producing
  capacity, mainly in public universities and
  colleges

• Attract the BEST and RIGHT Talents through
  special assistance (e.g. education loan) and
  incentive (scholarship)

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STRATEGIC Issues

• Monitoring of quality and relevance of technical
  education

• Special program targeting the graduates for
  making them industry ready for software
  industry

• Targeted Crash Program for bringing graduates
  from other subjects (like math, physics,
  statistics) into software fields

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Suggested Action Plans . .
(Implementing Authority Ministry of Education)

• 1. All the public Universities in the country
  should increase (at least double) the number of
  seats at the computer science (CS)/ computer
  engineering programs. The lab infrastructure
  should be prepared for that and enough teachers
  should be recruited.
• 2. The regional public sector colleges that offer
  degree programs should introduce Computer Science
  program. Currently, these colleges do not offer
  CS programs. The lab infrastructure should be
  prepared for that and enough teachers should be
  recruited.

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Suggested Action Plans . .

• 3. One year post graduate diploma programs on
  computer science should be offered by public
  Universities where graduates from different
  science subjects (like physics, math,
  statistics) can enroll.

Implementing Authority Ministry of Education
Ministry of SICT
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Suggested Action Plans . .

• 4. UGC (University Grants Commission) should play
  an important role in monitoring the quality of
  education in CS programs offered by both public
  and private universities

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Suggested Action Plans . .
For Attracting the BEST and RIGHT Talent

• 5. Scholarship for students who have higher math
  caliber. The students who scores high at SSC/HSC
  level at math and other science subjects should
  be encouraged to enroll in CS programs. Govt.
  should offer special scholarships so that these
  students are enrolled in CS programs.
• 7. In case of private Universities, UGC should
  direct private Universities to allocate certain
  portion (currently there is no certain
  allocation) of their scholarship (based on merit)
  for the students who are enrolling in CS
  programs. This will increase the overall
  enrollment in CS programs.

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Suggested Action Plans . .

• 8. To make the fresh graduates industry ready
  after their graduation, finishing school
  should be set up with the joint participation of
  industry, academia and Government. The objective
  of this finishing school will be to offer
  short programs (for professional skill
  development) to the graduates in line with
  actual industry needs. Already a project concept
  titled ICT Professionals Skill Assessment and
  Enhancement Program (IPSAEP) has been prepared
  by joint initiative. Govt. should immediately
  implement it.

Implementing Authority Ministry of Science and
Information Communication Technology
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Suggested Action Plans . .

• 9. Long term (5-10 years) education loan at low
  interest rate should be introduced by commercial
  banks that will be available for students willing
  to get enroll in CS and other IT programs. The
  pay- back of the loans will be after the
  graduation. Bangladesh Bank should provide the
  commercial banks a lump sum amount (like house
  building loan) for this loan facility.
• Implementing Authority Bangladesh Bank, Banks,
  NGOs

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Suggested Action Plans . .

• 10. There is no alternative of increased
  investment in primary and secondary education.
• No. of Quality teachers (mainly in Math and
  English) should be increased to ensure the
  PIPELINE of talents for all knowledge based
  industry like software and IT enabled services.

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What is POSSIBLE?

• By 2012, the total number of employment in the
  industry can be increased to
• over 50,000
• (avg. salary of over US 300/month)
• making it the
• largest graduate employer
• private sector in the economy.

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