The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is developing e-learning content to strengthen its workforce’s ability to build climate-resilient infrastructure, with officials seeking feedback to make the training materials more practical, accessible and effective.
The initiative was discussed at a workshop titled “Consultancy Services for E-Learning Content Development”, organised by the Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) under the LGED-implemented Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project (CRIMP) on Sunday, 11 October, in the fourth-floor seminar room of LGED headquarters, the department said in a press release.
LGED Additional Chief Engineer Abul Bashed Mohammad Rezaul Bari attended as chief guest, stressing the importance of digital learning in developing the technical skills needed for climate-resilient infrastructure.
“E-learning content will play an important role in developing a skilled workforce for building climate-resilient infrastructure. Everyone must work together to create quality and user-friendly content,” he said.
LGED Additional Chief Engineer and CReLIC Director Salma Shahid chaired the workshop, highlighting the potential of digital training to strengthen institutional capacity.
“E-learning content will make it easier to build the capacity of LGED officials. To make the content practical and user-friendly, everyone’s opinions and cooperation are needed,” she said.
The workshop sought feedback from participants to improve the effectiveness and long-term sustainability of the proposed learning materials.
Imran Hossain, Content Developer at ADDIE Soft Limited, the consultancy firm appointed for the assignment, presented a detailed outline of the future work plan for designing the content.
Other representatives of the consultancy included Director of Business Development K M Abdullah Al Murad, Team Leader Md Sabed Alam and Assistant General Manager Md Shariful Islam.
LGED Additional Chief Engineer Kazi Saiful Kabir also attended, alongside superintending engineers, project directors, executive engineers, senior assistant engineers and assistant engineers from various projects.
