Kathmandu, May 21: Australia’s ambassador to Nepal, Felicity Volk, today visited the ‘Seep Mela’ (skills fair) underway at the local Tundikhel.
The event organised by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is themed ‘Growth in Employment and Income: Prosperity of Kathmandu’.
During the inspection, the ambassador inquired about the curriculum of skills training being provided at the fair, the learning process, event-labour market relations, partnerships, and post-fair activities.
On the occasion, Kathmandu Metropolis Deputy Mayor Sunita Dangol apprised the ambassador that the fair aims to allocate equal opportunities to all the participants and explore and enhance their vocational skills.
In the end, a two-day employment fair will be organised to provide jobs to the trainees and encourage them to seek self-employment, according to her.
Practical classes ranging from plumbing to cutting to cooking are available during the one-long fair. The local government targets to train 2,081 people in the fair.
She apprised that practical sessions in the training have turned out to be beneficial for the participants, she said. The participants of a mason class have already learnt about building a house, she said.
The fair underway since May 1 is supported by the Federation of Professional Training and Employment of Nepal. It has been organised under the KMC’s Pride Project.
The organisers have planned to impart practical training on 36 professions from 10 sectors during the fair. People aged 18-58 participate in it.
KMC Office Chief Administrative Officer Pradeep Pariyar said through the fair, the local government aims to connect the unemployed with labour markets and employment. Local, people from the garbage-affected sites and women are encouraged to take the training.
