DIMAPUR — A total of 600 Nagas including females have been provided 372 hours of practical and theory sessions on skill proficiency management for building and other construction workers during 2023-24 under phase-II.
The training, funded by Nagaland Building and Other Constructions Workers Welfare Board (NBOCWWB) with Zynorique Initiative Society Nagaland as the implementing agency, was conducted in six districts of the state namely Shamator, Noklak, Mon, Tuensang, Mokokchung and Kiphire from March to November 2024 in coordination with the respective district administrations.
An update from Zynorique Initiative Nagaland stated that the training was provided mainly for Naga youth, both educated and uneducated between the age of 18 and 60 years, who had prior experience in construction sector such as electrician, plumbing, tiling, RCC and stone masonry.
The multi-skilled training also focused on training of trainer (ToT) module where exams were conducted on various modules to assess the proficiency of the trained workers. Test modules, in the form of interactive learning panels, were also handed over to the respective district administration while trainers, two each from every location, were trained extensively in Kohima for a period of three months prior to commencement of the training.
The training of trainers (ToT) programme empowered every district to conduct further training independently.
It stated that the strategy of proficiency test and skill assessment would help to segregate the skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers at district level, thus helping the administration and department of Labour to regulate the rates of workers in the construction sector.
It has trained 100 people in Shamator headquarters, 100 in Noklak headquarters, 50 in Monyakshu village, 50 in Tobu town, 40 in Tuensang headquarters, 30 in Chingmelen village, 30 in Chare town, 50 in Chungtia village, 50 in Sungratsu village and 100 in Pungro town.
Of the 600 trainees, four females– two each from Tobu town in Mon district and Sungratsu village in Mokokchung district, also successfully completed the training.
After completion of the training, the trainees were provided with basic tools and materials for self-employment in different sectors. The successful candidates were also pre-registered into the NBOCWWB welfare scheme which assists registered construction workers by providing health insurance, tool grants, school fees etc.
It mentioned that the successful candidates are also eligible for further advance training in the near future.