BITA started its TVET program in the year of 2010, at the first time TVET program started in the Hill tracts on the aim of improved access to decent employment opportunities of ethnic children and youth. From that time about 3 projects implemented by this time.A better team consisted of project management, technical expert, PVT instructor are working in the BITA. BITA implemented several PVT (Pre-Vocational Training) project by the support of IKEA Foundation, DANIDA, Save the Children International and Directorate of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh Gov’t. In the project of “Improved Educational Services for Children of Ethnic Groups in CHT” addresses children of ethnic groups who are drop out or never attended school to be involved in education in Bandarban hill district.

BITA has provided as well as supported to avail alternative livelihood education for youth so that becomes involved with decent employment opportunities. The ethnic youth have gained capacity to avail employment opportunity in the area of ICT, Arts & Fashion and Crafts. Some already availed decent employment opportunities in the formal and informal sectors whereas some are engaged in self-employed enterprises. Simultaneously youth of plain land got training through linkage building with Youth Directorate & local resources and facilitated them to become involved with income generating activities. BITA has established the outlet “Eengmak” – a display and sale centre -in Bandarban to promote and sustain the livelihood initiatives of capacitated adolescents and youth where they supply product and get involved into market value chain. This hub serves as supporting centre for drop out children to get education again as well as continuation of study of poor family’s children by involving in employment generating initiatives. Youth Empowerment could be key force for social change. In happening so, BITA effectively involved the youth in development initiatives through equipped them with knowledge & skills, and facilitated them to explore their creative energies so that they could play positive role in the family, community and country. A significant number of young people dedicated themselves to raising awareness about social issues through cultural means, especially theatre. They supported children in obtaining education, worked to prevent early marriage and drug addiction, resolved local problems, participated in local development activities, and advocated for their rights. Young people got opportunity to involve into employment and plan together for the betterment of themselves and community. Decent Employment Opportunities and Sustainable Livelihoods :

The organization has succeeded to involve extreme poor and underprivileged people including ethnic communities into better livelihood options. It’s note-worthy that older people of coastal area included into income generating activities effectively as their choices and opportunities and making remarkable progress towards acceleration of livelihoods. Youth, women and adolescents capacitated on different trades, and involved themselves into 161 income generation and supports family expenses. Some employed program participants are continuing their education using the money earned by engagement in income generating activities.