Kohima, August 29 (MExN): The Nagaland Government on Monday held its second meeting for the ‘Year of Construction Workers’ (YOCW) to discuss the next steps for its implementation.
The YOCW committee is headed by Parliamentary Secretary, Labour and Employment, Mmhonlumo Kikon as the convener and aims “to train and equip the work-force for the state”.
The August 29 meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar, and chaired by M. Patton, Commissioner & Secretary, Labour & Employment, Skills Development & Entrepreneurship. M. Sangtam, Director. Besides senior officers from the department represented the Government apart from Zynorique Initiatives and YouthNet.
The YOCW was initiated after Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang declared 2016 as the ‘Year of Construction Worker’ at the Nagaland Youth Summit held in March this year at Kohima.
“YOCW would prioritize skilling and encouraging the local youths of Nagaland in the construction sector and securing them 100% placement in the local market,” a press note from YouthNet informed.
Mmhonlumo Kikon has announced that a Nagaland Construction Academy would be launched and certification curriculum for training of construction workers has also been designed by the Government of Nagaland, it added.
The certificate course for construction workers will begin immediately and unemployed youths of Nagaland will be benefited, it further claimed, adding that the committee will also meet with the NCSU for collaborating with the private partners.
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