Bosco Tech inaugurated its 25th batch of Skill Development Program at AIDA, Don Bosco School on Saturday. Founded at Umrah, Meghalaya in 2010, Don Bosco Tech has imparted vocational skills to drop-outs from across the country and helped them become financially independent. This year, 66 trainees from 21 tribes across Nagaland trained for 38 days under the Skill Development Program at AIDA, Don Bosco.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest ACP, Pritpal Kaur encouraged the trainees to relentlessly pursue their goals even in the face of setbacks. She expounded on the words, ‘Unemployment’ and ‘Skill Development’, ruing the lack of creation of opportunities to excel and the need for value addition to increase a product’s price. She also cautioned against taking short cuts and resorting to illegal means to achieve one’s objectives. On a lighter note, she added, “One illegal step could lead to a character certificate in the thana (prison).”
Citing pugilist Mary Kom as an example, she said people in the Northeast possess inherent abilities to excel and compete with their counterparts from other states.
Earlier, executive director of AIDA, Brother Sunny Joseph gave a brief report of how former trainees had become financially independent and productive members of the society. Under the program, trainees have registered a 93 percent placement record after completion of training. 15 trainees have secured jobs abroad and are earning between 1.5 to 2 lakhs a month.
Guest of honour, parish priest of Holy Cross Church, Dimapur father Thomas, who also spoke on the occasion, stressed on the need to look beyond white collar jobs and explore the myriad avenues for employment and income generation.
The program started with a lamp lighting ceremony. The invocation was said by Father C.T Varghese, welcome speech was delivered by Merakala, and vote of thanks by Yangerjungla. The other highlights of the program were: a choreography by Rongsennaro and friends, welcome song by Stephen and friends, Yimchunger Folk dance by Kapil and friends, Sumi Folk song by Nepuni and friends, modern folk dance by Tsadang and friends, and Nepali folk song by Budhimaya and friends.