“USAID is providing free training for disadvantaged youth under the age of 30 from conflict affected communities. As enrollment of students is tailored to meet market demands, almost 80 percent of the trainees in the vocational education program are hired upon graduation,” Paige said on the occasion.
After receiving basic training in reading, record keeping, simple arithmetic, life skills and entrepreneurship, the trainees can choose to receive advanced training in vocational education or agriculture or leave for jobs/self-employment. Vocational education includes trainings in masonry, electrical wiring, motorcycle repairing and beautician services.
The website will accept vacancy notices for jobs requiring minimal education levels of up to but below a School Level Certificate (SLC). The types of jobs advertised include furniture makers, electricians, plumbers, masons, and jewelry makers. The web site also contains space for listing occupational trainings and categorizes job market opportunities by area, job/position, training needs and training courses per specific program area.
The website is part of USAID/Nepal’s Education for Income Generation (EIG) Program, which seeks to train disadvantaged and conflict-affected youth for employment in fifteen mid-western districts of.
FNCCI will administer the site and endeavor to affiliate all FNCCI members in the long run.
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