Dr. Engr. Md. Sakawat Ali

E-mail: sakawat_ali@yahoo.com

Our life today is based on one corner stone i.e. skills. Skills shape people and their societies. A skilled professional constantly improves our world with the power of skills. Skills is one's asset, skilled manpower is asset of a country. Low-Skills give low productivity & Higher-Skills give higher productivity. Better skills ensures better jobs and better lives. The knowledge and Skills has become the currency of future. Skills is like healthcare. Most of the TVET institutions in Bangladesh are providing technical skills; which makes TVET graduates are jobseekers only. In this context, TVET institutions should provide leadership & entrepreneurship skills along with technical skills, then the TVET graduates can also become service provider. TVET institutions are the best providers of knowledgeable and skilled workforces. To enhance the image of TVET in home and abroad, there is no alternative to leadership skills. It is said that "Technical Skills, may empower you to get a job, but leadership skills can build you as an Employer or Entrepreneur". This paper analyzed the various types of leadership skills in TVET.

Key Words: Leadership skills, Technical Skills