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"If you are educated in textile education, you get relief from unemployment"--- "Globalization of Textile Sector: Development of Bangladesh"---"Use native cloth, build golden bangla"
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Textile education program
Along with the rapid development of the textile industry, the Department of Textiles is playing a role in creating skilled manpower in the textile sector. Preparing skilled manpower in coordination with technology is very important to prepare for the fourth industrial revolution. In this regard the Department of Textiles is running various textile educational institutes such as Textile Engineering College, Textile Diploma Institute and Textile Vocational Institute. 416 BSc Engineers, 361 Diploma Engineers and 3686 SSC Textiles (Vocational) are passing out from these Textile Engineering Colleges, Textile Institutes and Textile Vocational Institutes respectively every year and are working from floor level to executive level in various sectors of the textile industry. Acting as a facilitator in meeting the demand for skilled manpower. All these textile technicians will be able to easily operate machinery with modern artificial intelligence, robotics and nanotechnology, as a result of which, on the one hand, the demand for foreign technicians will decrease and new employment opportunities will be created in keeping with the new technology. Considering that aspect, various plans of the government have given importance to the production of domestic skilled textile technicians and accordingly.The Ministry of Textiles and Jute is working towards the production of skilled manpower in the textile sector.
With the aim of creating skilled manpower at various levels in the textile industry, 33 textile educational institutions were started in East Bengal between 1911 and 1929 on a small scale (which were later established as Mobile Weaving Schools, District Weaving Schools, Textile Vocational Institutes, Textile Institutes, Textile Engineering Colleges.) Among these 33 textile educational institutes, the Narinda institute in Dhaka (which was earlier named British School of Weaving (1921-1935) and East Pakistan Textile Institute (1935-1950)) was shifted to Tejgaon in 1950. With the efforts of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, it was possible to lease land in Tejgaon for the East Pakistan Textile Institute. In 1972, Bangabandhu arranged for permanent settlement of the leased land. Later in 1978 it was renamed as College of Textile Engineering and Technology and B.Sc.-in-Textile Engineering course was introduced. Then in 2010, the current Awami League government promoted it to "Bangladesh Textile University" and on March 15, 2011, the official journey of "Bangladesh Textile University" or 'Butex' began. 
However, considering the need of higher textile engineers in the country, from 2006 to 2022, 09 (nine) textile engineering colleges and diploma in textile engineering courses were introduced in 11 textile institutes under the Directorate of Textiles. Besides, 27 weaving schools were upgraded to Textile Vocational Institutes by taking up a scheme in 1996. At present SSC Textile Vocational Courses are running in 41 Textile Vocational Institutes under Directorate of Textiles.