Non-Residential Mobile Trade:

Various sorts of training in Livestock (7 days long non-residential training); training in Pisciculture (7 days long non-residential training); training in Agriculture (7 days long non-residential training); training in small & cottage industry (15 days & 7 days long non-residential training respectively).

The mobile non-residential trainings on various trades are held in different clubs and in educational institutions on the basis of local need. It does not require to be paid admission-fees or course-fees for this training. For mobile non-residential training stated above, the interested trainees may communicate with the Assistant Director/ Youth Development Officers at Upazila level.

Credit Program for Unemployed:

The trained youth by the Department of Youth Development are provided loan for undertaking self-employment projects. Since inception of credit program of and until March 2012 a total amount to the tune of taka 166 crores91 lacs and 51 thousands have been disbursed as loan and the present amount of credit fund with accumulated service charge Tk. 298,32.27 lac. At present, the loan is provided the rate of 10.6% at demising rate. There are two types of loan of DYD.

(a) Single loan and this loan is provided against one loanee who is trained by DYD on different trades provided by DYD. The total amount of single loan is Tk-10,000/- to 50,000/-

(b) The Group loan is provided to the members of a group. Each group member can get Tk-7,000/- in first installment and in the 5th or last installment one-group member receives Tk-11,000/-. But each of the successful group-members is entitled to get Tk-30,000/- as enterprise loan. This enterprise is to pay by installments.

For detail information relating to credit may be contacted with Upazila and District Officers of Department of Youth Development or it can be communicated directly Director/Deputy Director, Department of Youth Development, Juba Bhaban, 108, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000.

Grant in AID for non-government youth organizations:

To make participation of the non-government youth organizations in socio-economic development activities, the Department of Youth Development provides grant in aid to the youth organizations every year. Since the inception of the Department and until June 2011 an amount to the tune of taka 103.95 lacs was given to 6,864 youth organizations.

Enlistment of youth organizations:

The non-government youth organizations can play vital role in national development process. the Department of Youth Development encourages the youth organizations to take part in nation building activities. To make involvement of youth organizations in socio-economic development activities, the Department of Youth Development starts enlistment of youth organizations with the Department from 1995-96 and until 2011 a total number of 13895 youth organizations were enlisted. The National Youth Policy was announced by the Government in 2003 and in National Youth Policy the registration authority was given to the Department of Youth Development but it is yet to be implemented.

For enlistment of youth organizations with Department of Youth Development, the interested youth organizations are requested to contact with District and Upazila Officers, Department of Youth Development.

SAARC Youth Award:

SAARC Youth Award was in operation from 1997 by SAARC Secretariat for the youth people who can show outstanding performance in the field of socio-economic development activities. Since its operation two young people was awarded SAARC Youth Award from Bangladesh in the field of community development and photography.

The successful youth who are interested to complete in the SAARC youth campaign are requested to contact with their respective upazilla or district offices of Department of Youth Development or Director, Implementation Department of Youth Development, 108, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka.

Commonwealth Youth Award:

The commonwealth youth award is provided by the Commonwealth Youth Secretariat to the successful youths, who can show outstanding performances in the field of youth work, community development, social development particularly in gainful employment or self-employment. Since its operation, a total number of 19 Bangladeshi youth people were awarded Commonwealth Youth Award.

The successful youths who are interested to compete in the Commonwealth Youth Award campaign are advised to contact with their respective upazilla or district offices of Department of Youth Development or Director, Implementation, Department of Youth Development, 108, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka .

National Youth Award:

The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh declares 1 st November every year as National Youth Day. During observance of the day, the successful self-employed youth who are credited to have earned more from her/ his self-employment project provided youth award. Since its operation period, 1986 and until 2011 a total number of 285 successful young women and men are awarded National Youth Prize.

The successful self-employed youths who are trained from Department of Youth Development are advised to contact with the upazilla or district offices of DYD to compete in the National Youth Award competition.