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Job fairs to be held in 10 cities

Special Correspondent

Bangalore: A series of job-cum-skill fairs will be periodically held in 10 cities in Karnataka throughout the year, which will provide a link between the industries, industrial training institutes and job-seekers.

The first of these fairs was inaugurated at the five-day summit of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka (AWAKE) here on Wednesday.

Speaking at the summit, S.J. Amalan, Regional Director of the Apex Hi-Tech Institute, Ministry of Labour of Employment, said that the fairs were based on the modular employable skills modules which recognise, train, test and certify skilled people. They will be certified by the National Council for Vocation Training.

As many as 700 training institutes, apart from industries, are participating in the fair being held till June 2 at the Palace Grounds between 9.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. The cost of training and testing those who participate in the fairs will be borne by the Government. As many as 60 such fairs will he held throughout the year, he said.

The fairs will be held in the 10 cities once every two months and anyone aged between 14 and 60 is eligible to take part in them.

Those who do not qualify in one round of the fair can return after two months after obtaining more training, he added.

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