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A total of 58 trainees received the certificate of Sewing Machine Operator from Assam Skill Development Mission Training Centre on Tuesday evening.

The training was imparted by Asian Infotech, a training partner of ASDM at Kalibari in Hojai. The training began on January 24early this year and was completed by May 19 last.

The objective of the training was to eradicate unemployment and provide the youths, housewives skills by which they can be self-reliant and earn their living. Around 29 trainees from here have been provided placement by training partner Asian infotech and 15 trainees has started business from home.

Talking to this correspondent, chief guest Imdadur H Barbhuyan, district project manager (Training), ASDM said,”Our main motto is to eradicate unemployment problems by empowering youths with skills by which they can be self-dependent  and also our training partners also provide placments to them after completion of training.”

“At present a total of 16 centres are running in Hojai district providing training in retail, fashion designing, salesman,sales distributor, electronic, field technicians;etc”,Barbhuyan informed.

In the certificate distribution ceremony apart from chief guest, social worker Satranjan Kar as special invitee, computer teacher K J Deka, Susmita Chakraborty, Anita Das, Asian infotech and many other guests were present.

At the programme the trainee’s shared their 90 days experience and how this sewing programme has benefited them all.