Considering the need for skill development in Eastern Nagaland, the Department has engaged training providers such as Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA), Tabitha Craft & Design Resource Centre, NST Drivers Training Institute &Zynorique Initiatives Society and have trained 570 unemployed youths under the following training programmes;
In addition to the above skill building activities, to boost the local economy and to upgrade the marketing skill of the backward people, DUDA in partnership with the District Administration sponsor Apple Festival and Kolar Festival in Pungro Sub-Division of Kiphire District annually.
Further, about 60 DUDA BADP trained artisans have established their units and are registered under Craft Council for their livelihood. Every year, the trained artisans are sponsored by DUDA during the Hornbill festival for exhibition cum sale of their products. Eleven students have availed Diploma in Engineering through the BADP programme and have passed the theory course and also undergone Diploma practical training in Pune. The building construction trainees (RCC) are provided with jobplacement by the Zynorique Initiatives. Beauty & Wellness trainees are also getting good opportunities in job placement.
Through the training providers such as Zynorique Initiatives Society, M/s Pinnacle Skills, Craft Council Nagaland, M/s Salon Blue, NIIT and NTTC, Dimapur, the Department has been able to train 341 persons under the following programmes:
Driving lesson
Plaster of Paris (POP) moulding
Beauty & Wellness Training
Multi Skill Training
Building Construction Training
Masonry Training
Bouquet and Corsage making
Hospitality (Homestay)
Food processing, packaging & marketing
Wood carving Metal fabrication
Advanced training on Cane & Bamboo furniture & handicraft
Multi skill development training for backward tribe girls
Training on Heavy Construction Equipment Operators