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Training Opportunities in Nepal
In order to address the growing need of the junior and middle
level skilled technical manpower in the ervice,
technological and manufacturing sectors of the country, the
government adopted a policy of ncouragement and incentive to
training providers in the governmental, non-governmental and
even private sector during the past few decades. This was
also necessitated by the ever-growing rate of unemployment
among the youths, particularly the school and junior college
graduates and dropouts.
Therefore, in 1989, an apex body of technical and vocation
education and training, CTEVT (Council for Technical
Education and Vocational Training) was constituted with the
objective of formulating policies, ensuring quality,
coordinating all training related stakeholders, and
facilitating the training programs to produce basic and
middle level skilled human resources. CTEVT itself, too,
conducts training programs of varied length and nature and,
acts as an affiliating and certifying institute.
The young students who cannot make it to the university for
various reasons have now the opportunity of getting trained
in a particular trade or receiving some technical education
within the country. The duration and the cost of these
programs vary according to the nature of the program from as
low as 2-3 weeks and a couple of hundred rupees to 2-3 years
and 15,000 - 20,000 rupees respectively. There are, at
present, more than 600 vocational training and technical
education institutes spread throughout the country. The
majority of them are, however, located in big towns and
cities. The minimum entry level for most of their programs
is a Lower Secondary Certificate |class viii passed ) or the
SLC.
The 13 sectoral areas and the specific fields in which
they provide short-term and medium-term training are listed
below:
Agriculture : Agriculture/Veterinary-Service,
Agro-business, Cash crop. Entomology, Fruits, Harvesting,
Irrigation and use of Manure, Pests, Plant protection. Seed
i production, Seedling, Soil and Veterinary.
Computer : Computer application, Repair and
Maintenance, Software development, i Hardware Maintenance.
Construction : Bridge, Building, Hydropower,
Irrigation, Roads and water supply.
Education : Literacy classes and Language training.
Electricity : Repair, Wiring and General.
Electronics : Audio-visual equipment. Consumer
electronics. General electronics and Household electronic
appliances.
Energy : Battery, Bio-gas, Diesel power plant,
Hydro-power plant. Solar power and Wind power.
General Services: Barber, Beauty-parlor,
Communication, Computer Training, Household, Driving,
Entrepreneurship/Management, Music and Dance, Tailoring,
Leather goods repair. Press operator, Painting, Photography,
Media and Community development.
Health : Health workers, Lab technicians and Medical
equipment technician.
Tourism : Cook, Hotel management. Jungle & Wildlife,
Rafting, Restaurant and Trekking.
Manufacturing : Agriculture produce processing.
Bakery and Confectionary, Carpets and Rugs, Cement and
Cement products. Chemical product, Clay and Ceramic,
Electric apparatus. Electronic goods. Footwear, Forest
Product, Household appliances, Leather product. Liquor,
Livestock feed. Handicraft, Machinery and Equipment, Musical
instrument, Metals, Pharmaceuticals, Tobacco product. Wooden
furniture. Plastic & Glass, Printing and Publishing, Pulp
and Paper, Rubber products. Soap, Detergents, Perfumes, Soft
drinks. Stationery, Stone product, I Sugar, Textile and
others,
Mechanical : Auto mechanical, Electro mechanical,
Fitter Operator, Setter and General
Sanitation : Drinking water supply, Plumbing,
Sanitary apparatus fittings, Water supply and Environment
engineering and Water supply and Sanitation engineering.
There are also some governmental and non-governmental (NGOs
and INGOs) training providers, which offer training packages
related to their scope and nature of work. Their programs
are usually meant for the target groups but can sometimes be
open to the public too.
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