CIDC opens new training centre in Bhubaneshwar

Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) opens a new training centre “Vishwakarma Ekadash” in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from June 2012 which is indeed an another milestone achieved by CIDC in the field of skill development training in construction sector.
The training programme is sponsored by Odisha State Employment Mission, Employment and Technical Education & Training Department, Govt. of Odisha. In this regard, Govt. of Odisha signed MoU with CIDC, New Delhi on 20th June at Bhubaneswar with a view to provide gainful employment to the 5000 youth of Odisha through imparting skill development vocational training in a year.
While attending the MoU signing ceremony held in Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik said in a statement that they target to impart vocational training to over 1.7 lakh young boys and girls this year in order to make them self sufficient. He also stated that the objective of imparting training to tribal youth was to discourage them from joining Maoist outfits. The training mix is a combination of both class room teaching and hands on sessions. The first batch of training has already been commenced in the centre. Besides, training is also being imparted in three more regional centres in Odisha namely Sonepur, Nayagarh, Mayurbhanj. Two more new centres will be opened in Ganjam & Angul districts of Odisha shortly.

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