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Trained personnel for reconstruction work by Ananda Kannangara The Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education announced that the services of a large number of masons, carpenters, plumbers and electricians, who received training from vocational training institutions and technical colleges are now available for work on construction sites. "The doors are open for construction firms, organisations or individuals, interested in obtaining the services of these trained personnel on a remunerative basis," Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education Minister Piyasena Gamage told the Sunday Observer. He said all countrywide vocational training centres including technical colleges and the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), coming under the purview of his Ministry took a firm decision recently to train an adequate number of persons to cope with the requirements of persons engaged in building construction in the tsunami areas. "Under this program we have already provided 60 trained personnel to a construction firm, engaged in the building construction at Narigama in the Galle District," he said. The Minister also said that 750 young school leavers are now being given an intensive one month accelerated training in masonry, carpentry, plumbing and house wiring at vocational training colleges in the tsunami affected areas. "After the one month training, these men will be absorbed to construction firms for a further practical training and they will also be granted a payment of Rs. 350 a day," he said. Quoting a recent ministry report, Minister Gamage said that at least 1200 students, hampered by the tsunami disaster on December 26 will be temporarily receiving training at other vocational training institutions, located close to the tsunami hit areas. "The estimated cost of equipment and buildings damaged in these areas
exceeds Rs. 321.4 million," he added. |
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