Foundation stone laying ceremony

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the Sri Lankan-German Vocational Training Institute will be held today at 10 am at Araviyalnagar, Kilinochchi under the patronage of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, German Ambassador Jens Plotner and Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy Minister Duminda Dissanayake.

The German government provided eight million Euros and the Sri Lankan government has allocated 25 acres for this initiative. The project set up under the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry will be implemented by the National Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) in coordination with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.

The Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) development bank of Germany will construct the training facility with modern training equipment. A building with hostel facilities will be provided for trainees from distant places.