NAC to train 20,500 unemployed youth this year
The Hindu
Training includes skill development, skill upgradation
The National Academy of Construction (NAC) has decided to train 20,500 unemployed youth in different trades/activities of the construction industry during the current financial year. The plan includes skill development training for 4,500 and skill upgradation for 12,000 construction workers.
The decision was taken at the 42nd executive committee meeting of NAC held here on Saturday. The meeting was chaired by Vice-Chairman of NAC and Minister for Roads and Buildings V. Prashanth Reddy. He went round different blocks of NAC along with Armoor MLA A. Jeevan Reddy, Secretary (R&B) K.S. Sreenivasa Raju, Director General of NAC K. Bikshapathi and others.
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