The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has offered Rs. 20.209 million to Sri Lanka to build more vocational training facilities, writes Chamikara Weerasinghe 221207 at http://www.dailynews.lk/.
Forwarded by Budhi Mulyawan 070108.

USAID donated the funds to the Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority under the Sri Lanka Tsunami Reconstruction Programme, Vocational and Technical Training Ministry sources said.

Sources said that the Ministry will open a technical training centre, with USAID funds at Tangalle Yayawatta in the Hambanthota district today at 9.30 am.

The facility will be opened by Vocational and Technical Training Minister Piyasena Gamage, US Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission James R. Moore, Port Aviation Irrigation and Water Management Minister Chamal Rajapaksa and Water Supplies Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

The Yayawatta training facility will deliver courses in printing, aluminium processing and trishaw and motorcycle repair.

USAID had spent Rs. 7.1 million for the construction of the facility and another 5.7 million to buy equipment. The ministers and the US Deputy Chief of Mission will also attend the opening ceremony of an auditorium at the Hambanthota National Vocational Training Institute.

The auditorium was built using USAID funds of Rs. 7.409 million, Ministry sources said.

The Secretary of Vocational and Technical Training Ministry Thilak Hapangama, Vocational Training Authority Chairman Maj. Gen. Thilak Ponnamperuma and Deputy Chairman D.G. Dayaratna will also attend.

Only registered users can write comments.
Please login or register.

Powered by AkoComment!