NNC cadets during the drill practice mega during the camp held in Wokha from June 7 to 16.
Wokha, June 16 (MExN): The mega NCC camp held in Wokha came to an end after a flurry of activities. The camp was organized by NCC Group Kohima under the aegis of 25 Naga Bn NCC, Mokokchung from June 7 to 16.
An update received here stated that it was earlier announced by the Group Commander Brig PS Sangwan that the focus of the camp will be to hone the cadets’ skill sets, personality development, career guidance and placement assistance in the airline, hospitality and cruise line industries in addition to the regular NCC training like PT, drill, weapon training etc.
In the 10 daylong camp, the cadets were put through personality development exercises, motivation lectures, workshop on career opportunities in Armed Forces, life skills workshops conducted by domain specialists in Voluntary Blood Donation, Prevention of HIV & AIDS, Emergency Response to Fire and Natural Disasters, First Aid etc.
A special half day workshop was also organized in collaboration with M/S Emporium Training & Consultancy Pvt Ltd, Dimapur to educate the cadets about the job opportunities in the Airline Industry as Cabin Crew and ground staff, Hospitality Industry and International Cruise Lines. Due to the overwhelming response from the cadets, the experts conducted a mock interview for the interested cadets to give them a live experience of job interviews.
NzanthungTungoe, an ex NCC cadet with ‘C’ Certificate qualification was presented with the on-the-spot job offer due his performance in the interview.
The camp had an attendance of 526 cadets from schools and colleges in almost all districts of Nagaland apart from 10 Associate/Caretaker officers and a host of permanent instructors and civilian staff.
The closing ceremony was marked by a cultural programme by the cadets and prize distribution ceremony. Speaking on the occasion, Col CST Swamy, Camp Commandant and Commanding Officer, 25 Naga Bn NCC commended the enthusiastic participation of the cadets in all the activities and also felicitated the prize winners.
He extended gratitude to Deputy Commissioner, SP, Chief Medical Officer, Dist ART Centre, Chairman Municipal Committee, Officer Commanding, Nagaland Fire and Rescue Services of Wokha for their support in conduct of the camp. The Camp Commandant also expressed appreciation to HQ IGAR (N), 5 Sect AR, 40 and 45 Assam Rifles for making all facilities in the Wokha camp available for the conduct of the camp.
