Tharuna Aruna to train more graduates

The third phase of the Tharuna Aruna program will commence tomorrow (June 05) to provide employment oriented training for graduates. Skills Development and Public Enterprise Reforms Minister Sripathi Sooriyarachchi told the Sunday Observer that the third phase of Tharuna Aruna would train over 18,000 graduates targeting them to be profitable enterprenuers to the country.

The Minister said that the program would start at 33 Yovun Diriya centres tomorrow including the North-East for 2,000 youth. The official ceremony will be held at the Yovun Diriya Centre, Dompe.

The training includes three months institutional training and six months on the job training. Trainees will be trained on Business English, Information Technology, Import and Export proceedings, Business Management in the institutional training period. They will also be given an allowance of Rs. 5,000 with uniforms, breakfast and lunch.

(DPL)