The Hindu : More vocational courses to be launched

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Monday, Mar 01, 2004

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More vocational courses to be launched

By Our Staff Reporter

KOLLAM, FEB. 29. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS-Institute of Peoples' Education), will introduce more vocational training courses for illiterate, neo-literate women and others who hail from the economically weaker sections of society. The courses will be formally launched on March 1 by the Health Minister, Kadavoor Sivadasan.

At a press conference here on Saturday, the vice-chairman of the Sansthan, N. Balagopal, and the director, Nadakkal Sasi, said that the institute plans to train more than 1,000 women in the grama panchayats of Piravanthur, Nedumpana, Thalavur, Edamulakkal, Elampallur, Oachira and Kalluvathukkal in the district. The training would be for repairing mobile phones, rural engineering, construction of low-cost houses, plumbing and rural sanitation, automobile repairs, aluminium fabrication, manufacturing paper bags, food processing, candle manufacturing, beautician courses and courses on computers. Women in the 18-50 age group would be selected for the training.

Mr. Balagopal said that through the courses, the Sansthan, functioning under the Human Resources Development Ministry, intends to evolve a new work culture. The courses are being launched in association with the District Literacy Mission, Kudumbashree units and the P.N. Panikkar Manava Vikas Kendra.

Mr. Balagopal, who is also a member of the National Khadi Board, said that those who successfully complete the course would be considered for loans under the `margin money scheme' of the Khadi Commission.

The inaugural function would be presided over by the district panchayat president, Aisha Potti. Thirunellur Karunakaran will deliver the keynote address.

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