Morung Express News
Dimapur | August 1
Youthnet’s recently submitted survey/study, titled “Great expectation” of the Nagaland Government-sponsored ITFT programme found various counts of managerial inconsistencies as well as general discontent of students ‘studying’ in the institution. YouthNet, which was commissioned to do a review/assessment study of Youth employment under the CM Corpus Fund-ITFT programme, also pointed out major deficiencies in the management mechanism where hundreds of Naga students are ‘studying’.
For instance on job preparation Youthnet observed that although the official training period was for 3 months, interview and placement started within one and half month. At times the training and interview were held simultaneously thus adding to losing the concentration on training. “To take up serious jobs in professional line, it is inevitable that the training has to be solid. Many did not believe that the training they received at the Institute was adequate enough for formal job preparation” Youthnet observed. However, a quarter half of trainees were not sure, which shows that being first timers they are probably not aware of the inputs and training needed to prepare them for jobs. 63% of the respondents expressed training is not adequate for job preparation only 10% agreed while the rest 27% were unsure
Also, many were disappointed as they were not allowed to choose the area of work. Irrespective of whether one is interested in a particular area of work or not, once a company chooses a trainee, it is deemed to be final. There seems to be no co-relation between the choices of work opted and applied for and the job provided. Thus a person who dreams of becoming a hotel manager becomes a sales person further leading to disheartening and no motivation to put in their best.
Half the problem at workplace would be solved if the youths are satisfied with their pay package it was observed. A very high rate of 85% complained that they are not paid enough. “This study totally dismisses the misconception that our youths cannot survive in cities as they are lazy. Any number of working hours can be tackled if adequate amount of money is paid. Youths in retail sectors object as their salary do not justify their hard and long working hours” the report stated.
