Nagaland launches PACES skill development programme to train 400 youth and women in rural areas using Mobile Skill Morung vans.
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DIMAPUR — The Department of Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship simultaneously launched the state-funded skill development programme titled “Providing Access to Core Employability Skills (PACES)” at Kezocha EAC headquarters, Pfutsero town, Phek; Bhandhari headquarters, Wokha; Chuchuyimlang EAC headquarters, Mokokchung; Tseminyu town; and Akuluto ADC headquarters, Zunheboto, on February 23.
According to a DIPR report, the programme aims to enhance job readiness and livelihood opportunities for rural youth and women by equipping them with practical, demand-driven skills that can lead to self-employment and sustainable income generation.
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To ensure wider outreach and accessibility, especially in remote and rural areas, the initiative is being supported through the deployment of Mobile Skill Morung vans, which will deliver skill training directly at identified locations, bringing training facilities closer to the community and reducing barriers to participation.
Under the programme, a total of 16 locations across the state will be covered, and 400 youth and women will be trained in four identified trades: blacksmithing, basic steel fabrication, basic dessert making and basic makeup artistry, with 100 trainees in each trade.
A key feature of the programme is the provision of essential toolkits to all trainees upon completion of training to enable them to immediately engage in gainful livelihood activities.