Employment scheme to enhance zayka of food in rurban areas
Chefs from city hotels will be invited to teach 15-day cooking course in Mandal town of Viramgam; 45 women have enrolled for lessons
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Friday, December 31, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=20101231201012310016162513b9b672)
After teaching them how to be beauticians and computer operators, the Directorate of Employment and Training will soon teach women in rurban areas how to cook tasty food. The 15-day course will be implemented in Mandal town in Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad district. Forty-five women have already enrolled for the course which will begin in January.
The idea came up during an interactive session with the townsfolk. Asked what courses should be implemented, women said they wanted to cook nutritious and tasty food. Savitaben said, “We watch television and try cooking various dishes but it does not turn out well. We want to cook food the way women in cities do. We also want to cook food in an energy-efficient manner.”
After pondering over this request, officials decided to institute the course. They will teach participants two recipes a day. Chefs from city hotels will be invited to impart knowledge. If this course is a success here, the officials will implement it across the state.
The scheme is being implemented under the Gramin Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra Yojana -- a project where skill development training is being imparted to youths from 900 towns and villages. The youths are coached in 150 cluster training centres.
Director R M Jadhav said, “We teach them courses that range from a few days to three months. We talk to villagers and find their needs. Then we tailor courses accordingly. We teach unemployed youths to be plumbers, electricians, tailors etc. We also teach personality development courses among others. Many of our courses are certified by the National Council for Vocational Training. This helps youth earn a living.”
Earlier, only seven to eight per cent women would opt for vocational courses. “After implementing, beauty parlour and computer courses, this figure has risen to 40 per cent. These courses enable women to set up their own business or get a small job, enough to feed their families,” said Jadhav.
Now, the directorate is shifting focus to smaller villages untouched by the centres. “We are equipping a bus with computer and projector. This will be used to show educational course CDs in such villages. The bus will be ready in three months. The officials on the bus will teach mini courses (that will not last for more than a week),” said a senior official.
Yogesh Avasthi
Posted On Friday, December 31, 2010 (http://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article§name=News%20-%20City§id=3&contentid=20101231201012310016162513b9b672)
After teaching them how to be beauticians and computer operators, the Directorate of Employment and Training will soon teach women in rurban areas how to cook tasty food. The 15-day course will be implemented in Mandal town in Viramgam taluka of Ahmedabad district. Forty-five women have already enrolled for the course which will begin in January.
The idea came up during an interactive session with the townsfolk. Asked what courses should be implemented, women said they wanted to cook nutritious and tasty food. Savitaben said, “We watch television and try cooking various dishes but it does not turn out well. We want to cook food the way women in cities do. We also want to cook food in an energy-efficient manner.”
After pondering over this request, officials decided to institute the course. They will teach participants two recipes a day. Chefs from city hotels will be invited to impart knowledge. If this course is a success here, the officials will implement it across the state.
The scheme is being implemented under the Gramin Kaushalya Vardhan Kendra Yojana -- a project where skill development training is being imparted to youths from 900 towns and villages. The youths are coached in 150 cluster training centres.
Director R M Jadhav said, “We teach them courses that range from a few days to three months. We talk to villagers and find their needs. Then we tailor courses accordingly. We teach unemployed youths to be plumbers, electricians, tailors etc. We also teach personality development courses among others. Many of our courses are certified by the National Council for Vocational Training. This helps youth earn a living.”
Earlier, only seven to eight per cent women would opt for vocational courses. “After implementing, beauty parlour and computer courses, this figure has risen to 40 per cent. These courses enable women to set up their own business or get a small job, enough to feed their families,” said Jadhav.
Now, the directorate is shifting focus to smaller villages untouched by the centres. “We are equipping a bus with computer and projector. This will be used to show educational course CDs in such villages. The bus will be ready in three months. The officials on the bus will teach mini courses (that will not last for more than a week),” said a senior official.
