You do not have to take our word for it. Watch the test.
Candidate screening and trade testing in Bangladesh means verifying a worker’s documents, identity and practical skill before a visa is raised, so a mismatch is found in Dhaka rather than after arrival. At Manpower BD it has three stages: document and identity checks, a hands-on trade test at our Dhaka trade test centre, and a pre-departure orientation on language, site safety and the contract.
Each trade test is recorded on video and scored against the trade standard by a named assessor, so your team can watch a candidate do the actual work from anywhere in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) before approving the hire. Document and identity checks, and a police clearance where the destination country requires one, run first. Anything we cannot verify is marked as unverified on the worker’s profile rather than quietly left out.
Six Screening Checks Before Deployment
Document Verification
We authenticate passports, professional licences and trade certificates against the issuing records, so every document in the file is confirmed genuine before selection.
Police Clearance and Identity
We obtain a police clearance certificate where the destination country requires one, and verify identity against National ID and passport records. We report what the certificate says, and never claim to uncover what it does not.
Trade Test Centre, Dhaka
Candidates are tested by hand on real equipment at our own facility. Each test is recorded on video and scored against the trade standard, so your site team can watch the work before approving the hire.
Safety and Language Orientation
Before departure, workers are briefed on site safety, basic workplace language and GCC working conditions, so they arrive ready for the job rather than needing weeks to adjust.
Pre-Departure Readiness
Workers are briefed on the job, the site, accommodation, working hours and what the contract does and does not include, so expectations are set before departure rather than disputed after arrival.
Additional Compliance Support
GAMCA medical coordination, embassy interview preparation and destination-specific documentation, arranged where your country's process requires it.
What Does Our Screening and Trade Testing Cover?
Our candidate screening and trade testing covers three stages before any deployment: document and identity checks, a hands-on trade test at our Dhaka trade test centre, and pre-departure orientation. Each test follows the standard of its trade across the trade categories we recruit for, so every stage leaves evidence you can check.
Document and Identity Verification
Each document is checked before any trade test is booked.
- Identity — matched against National ID and passport records.
- Certificates and employment — confirmed against the issuing records.
- Police clearance — obtained where the destination country requires one.
A document we cannot confirm is marked as unverified on the candidate’s worker profile rather than presented as proven.
Recorded and Scored Trade Test
Candidates are tested by hand at our Dhaka trade test centre, to the standard of their trade.
- Practical demonstration — the work is done on real equipment.
- Video recorded — your site team watches the test before approving the hire.
- Named assessor — each test is scored, and the score sheet carries the assessor’s name.
Candidates below the standard are not put forward, and we report how many were tested and how many passed.
Pre-Departure Orientation
Each selected worker completes a pre-departure orientation in Dhaka.
- Site safety — the safety rules the worker will follow on site.
- Workplace language — basic communication for the site and supervisor.
- Contract briefing — the job, accommodation, working hours and contract terms.
Setting these terms out before travel means questions are answered in advance rather than disputed after arrival.
What Proof Does Our Trade Testing Give You?
Instead of trusting a CV, you get evidence you can check from your own office: video of the trade test, a score sheet carrying the assessor’s name, and documents confirmed against the issuing records. All our recruitment follows the Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013 (Act No. 48 of 2013), the statute that governs overseas employment from Bangladesh. Manpower BD recruits under Government-Approved Recruiting Licence RL-1472. Reviewed by Manpower BD Team.
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Watch the Test on Video
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Scored Against the Trade Standard
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Checked Against Issuing Records
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Briefed Before Travel
A certificate says a candidate can do the work; a video shows it. Each trade test at our Dhaka trade test centre is recorded, so your site team sees the real work from Riyadh, Dubai or Doha before approving the hire. For a welder that means watching the weld, for a steel fixer the bar bending and for an electrician the wiring: proof, not paperwork. Where you prefer, a live video assessment can be arranged while the test is running.
A pass on our trade test is a score, not an opinion. Each candidate is marked on the criteria for that trade, such as weld quality for a welder or line, level and finish for a mason, and the score sheet names the assessor who marked it. Because candidates for the same trade are scored on the same criteria, your team can compare them like for like. Candidates who do not meet the standard are not put forward, and we tell you how many were tested and how many passed.
Paperwork is confirmed before any trade test is booked, because a strong test result means little if the identity behind it is wrong. Passports, trade certificates and previous employment are checked against the issuing records, and identity against National ID. What a document establishes, we report; what it cannot, we mark as unverified, so your compliance team sees any gap before arrival. A police clearance certificate is obtained where the destination country requires one.
Screening does not stop at skill. Each selected worker completes a pre-departure orientation on site safety, basic workplace language, GCC working conditions, accommodation and the terms of the contract. Settling these questions before the visa is used lowers the risk of the disputes and early returns that cost employers time and replacement fees. Workers arrive briefed on what to expect, instead of discovering the terms only after landing.
How Does Screening and Trade Testing Work?
Trade Testing in Bangladesh, Answered
Can we watch the trade test ourselves?
Yes. Each trade test is recorded on video and sent to you with the candidate’s scored profile, so your site team can watch the work from the Gulf before approving the hire. Where you prefer, a live video assessment can be arranged while the test is running. You approve or reject on what you have seen, and only approved candidates move on to visa processing.
How is a trade test scored?
Each trade test is scored against the standard for that specific trade, not a generic checklist. The score sheet names the assessor and travels with the profile; candidates below the standard are not put forward. The score is evidence for your hiring decision, not a national certificate; that comes through RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) certification, which BTEB (Bangladesh Technical Education Board) issues.
What background checks do you run?
We run identity, document and police clearance checks before any trade test. Identity is verified against National ID and passport records, and trade certificates and previous employment are confirmed against the issuing records. A police clearance certificate is obtained where the destination country requires one; we report what it states and claim nothing beyond it.
Does screening delay deployment?
No. Testing is often assumed to slow hiring, but screening runs before any visa is raised, so visa processing starts only on candidates you have approved. Document checks typically take 3 to 5 working days, and trade testing follows. Once you approve the tested shortlist, BMET (Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training) clearance, medical and visa processing usually run 3 to 4 weeks, depending on embassy speed.
Who pays for screening and trade testing?
The employer pays for screening and trade testing, as part of the recruitment cost. Workers pay nothing for testing, the GAMCA (Gulf Approved Medical Centres Association) medical, documentation or any other stage, and nothing is recovered later through wage deduction. To see the cost for your trades, send a manpower request with the trades and headcount, and we return a screening scope and cost at no charge and with no obligation.