Our Correspondent
Kohima | December 13
Several educated unemployed youth today turned up at the three-months long “Capacity Building on Entrepreneurship 2008-2009” programme which got underway here at the National Academy of Higher Education under the aegis of Entrepreneurs Associate and Government of Nagaland, as part of the year of “Capacity Building.”
Neichute Douloh of Entrepreneurs’ Associate said the training programme will emphasize on the art of business, skills upgrade and also find space for youths to work in privates sectors both within and outside the state. They will be imparted on how to make money through practical means, he added.
The programme has attracted a large number of youth from Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung, Tuensang and the participants are showing keen interest in taking up business ventures. On completion of training, the Entrepreneurs Associate will select some of the youths, basing on merit where they will be entitled to a loan to undertake business ventures. ‘Job offer’ is another component of the training.
Earlier, Kevilenuo, OSD, Planning & Coordination department in her address pointed out that the declaration of 2008 as the “Year of Capacity Building” by the state government is aimed at upgrading the skills of government officers and sensitizing the officers to be more efficient, thereby improving the delivery system to the grassroot level.
Sensing the need to reach out to the grassroot level, she said the government has picked 16 NGOs to undertake capacity-building programmes in various fields. Approval for 35 more NGOs in the second phase is still awaited, she added. Stating that a capacity building package for young people has been designed to improve their skills and make them employable, she encouraged them to take advantage of the opportunities and excel in their respective fields.
Urging them to be serious and objective, she also advised them to desist from ‘consuming the seed money’ but to use it properly to gain maximum benefit from it. ‘If you are serious, the government is there to help you’, she declared.
