Admissions at DRDA skill development centres begins

Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, November 13, 2019: Under the steps being taken by Punjab Government to provide skill education and training to youth, the District Administration has opened DRDA Skill Development Centre in District Administrative...

Admissions at DRDA skill development centres begins
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Ludhiana, November 13, 2019: Under the steps being taken by Punjab Government to provide skill education and training to youth, the District Administration has opened DRDA Skill Development Centre in District Administrative Complex as well as at the office of R-Seti. Training related to the hosiery industry is being imparted in these centres.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Mrs Amrit Singh informed that the admissions for the next session have started. She said that both boys and girls between the age of 18-40 and having 5th standard pass can get admission in this four-month (300 hours) course. She further informed that there are 60 seats available for the course. Training will be imparted on high-tech machines which were brought by keeping in the view of modernisation of the Industry.
Mrs Amrit Singh said that admission for the course has been started and classes were being taken in two batches (10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm). She informed that interested candidates can contact at phone number 8699091100 if they want to take admission in Skill Development Centre in District Administrative Complex and at 8847477343 for admission at Office of R-Seti, Hambran Road, Ayali Khurd near Dana Mandi, Ludhiana.
A student will be provided practical training in the industry in the last month of the course.
She said that this course is free of cost for SC students and the students belonging to BPL families of backward classes and general categories will have to pay fee Rs 200 per month. Likewise, the fee for backward classes and general categories will be Rs 400 and 500 respectively. After completing course trainees will be given certificates and can get handsome salaries in hosiery industries.
She further stated that on the completion of this course, the candidates start getting at least Rs 8500 per month as salary, as there is huge demand of sewing machine operators in the market, which increases as per experience. The admission fee for this course is mere Rs 50.

Date: 
Wednesday, November 13, 2019