NONGSTOIN: The Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Labour Department organised a Skill Fest-cum-Job Fair at New Nongstoin Playground on Friday.
The event aimed at creating awareness on job-oriented skill development programmes and to enable the youths to properly select training programmes and careers as per their choices and interests.
Over 300 youths from across West Khasi Hills thronged the venue of the first of its kind event in Nongstoin. The youths registered themselves with various companies and vocational training providers (VTP). Speaking on the occasion as Chief Guest, Nodal Officer of the Basin Development & Livelihood Promotion Programmed Nongstoin, S.Warjri, EAC, expressed gratitude to the concerned department for organizing the programme and also for exposing the youths of the region to reputed companies and VTPs.
