The British Council has organised a 'Certificate and Award Giving Ceremony' to acknowledge the successful delivery of 5,400 Foundation English Tests (FETs) to the ‘Establishment of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre Project (2nd Revised)’.

The event was held on Wednesday at Utshob Banquet Hall, Radisson Blu Water Garden, Dhaka, said a press release.

As a proud partner, the British Council has offered an English Language proficiency assessment for 16,000 youths of the ‘Establishment of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre Project (2nd Revised)’ under the Hi-Tech Park Authority since 2019.

Recently, the British Council has delivered 5,400 FETs in eight locations nationwide.

These tests have been instrumental in evaluating the English skills of the candidates and employees, thereby significantly enhancing their professional careers.

Md Shamsul Arefin, Secretary, ICT Division, was present as the chief guest.

The FET offers a simpler and fairer assessment. It assesses lower English levels, making it more appropriate for candidates who only require entry-level English.

Md Humayun Kobir, Project Director, Establishment of Sheikh Kamal IT Training and Incubation Centre Project (2nd Revised); from the British Council, Maxim Raimann, Exams Director Bangladesh, Miriam Ceberio, Foundation English Test Global Product Manager, Global Assessment; SheiRen Ong, Global Commercial Development Manager from British Council; Zunayed Ahmed, Director Operations; and Sarwat Reza, Director of Business Development, spoke at the event.

The FET delivery partners of the British Council including CodersTrust Bangladesh, Ezze Technology Limited, ADDIE Soft Limited, Shooting Star Limited, Webpers Limited, Logical Triangle-NRB Jobs-Zayanzara Limited JV, dCrowd IT Limited and JV, Digicon Technologies PLC were awarded in the event,.

The certificates for the 5,400 candidates have been given to the delivery partners for distribution among the candidates.