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Friday, July 13, 2012



ANOTHER LIVELIHOOD SCHOOL BEING PLANNED FOR YANGTHANG CONSTITUENCY; 100 YOUTH COMPLETE 3 MONTH DRIVER-CUM-TOUR GUIDE COURSE
GANGTOK, 11 July: The State Institute of Capacity Building [SICB] has placed 53 trainees from Chujachen, Namchi-Singithang and Yangthang Livelihood Schools for computer hardware and software at different places in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
A press release informs that considering the need for competency on Computer and English teaching at the primary school level, the Shree Sanshkar Academy has appointed 12 SICB candidates this year. The Academy which has a large number of schools in Madhya Pradesh had appointed our trainees last year also, the release mentions.
Following, good reviews of the performance of Sikkimese teachers in Madhya Pradesh, now some other schools like Yatharth Futuristic Academy of Ujjain, Ambition Convent School and MM International have also selected Sikkimese youth in large numbers.
In addition, some of the candidates have been appointed by Tekchand Jain Public School and Katiyani Public School in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The teachers will be paid minimum of Rs. 9000 along with free accommodation in their campus teachers’ quarters, the release informs. They will also get leave and summer and winter vacation as per the schools’ academic calendar.
Besides Madhya Pradesh, some of the schools in Ajamgarh and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh have also started approaching SICB for campus recruitment. The placement Cell of SICB is in touch with the different employing agencies within the country including local employers, the release adds.
On the other hand, the SICB held the convocation for Driver-cum-Tour Guide Trainees from Chujachen, Khamdong and SICB Livelihood Schools on 10 July. They were provided with Driving License including a Certificate from IGNOU and mark sheet of the State Board of Livelihood School.
Altogether 100 trainees passed after three months of training in these Livelihood Schools. It may be recalled that the SICB has so far trained 650 Driver-cum-Tour Guides after its inception and barring this batch all of them are working either in private institutions, companies and some of them are earning their livelihood through their own source of capital.
The SICB is in the process of starting another Livelihood School in Yangthang constituency in consultation with the area MLA, PL Subba considering the huge number of applicants from the area, the release further informs.
Source:Sikkim Now

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