‘Home stay training’ programme begins at Mokokchung town

Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, Oct. 16 (EMN): Local capacity building group YouthNet has launched what has been claimed to be India’s first ‘home stay training programme’ under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY), National Skill Development Corporation at Longkumer Kilem, Mokokchung on Monday.
The event has been organised in partnership with Alder Tour & Travels.
Twenty-five trainees will be trained for 410 hours at Marvel guest Lodge. The training will cover topics on tourism, housekeeping, financial assessment, entrepreneurship, soft skill, customer service, marketing of ‘home stay’ in order to enhance income opportunities.
Senti Pongen from YouthNet also informed that there will be an assessment at the end of the training and the trainee will be certified by National Skill Development Corporation after successfully clearing the assessment.
Pongen explained that after the training, home stay owners will be assisted by the organizers to register at travel sites such as Dialnagaland.com, Makemytrip, oyo rooms and Airbnb etc. to enhance their businesses.
Earlier, during the inaugural programme, chief guest W Manpai Phom, additional deputy commissioner of Mokokchung said that the event was a new concept under the initiative of the PMKVY. The officer expressed hope that the Naga people, ‘known for their warm hospitality’, can easily tap the training inputs and channelized it into the commercial sector.
Phom reminded the participants that ‘home stay training’ was a tourism and hospitality-oriented programme. Once they had been trained, they can easily establish their business as it does not require a hefty investment.
Phom urged the participants to take full advantage of the training and secure benefits out of it.
Kevichulie Meyase from Alder Tour & Travels also spoke on the topic tourism and gave an introduction to the training. Yanglu Pongen, associate pastor of MTBA pronounced the invocation.