May 11,2022

THE Ministry of Border Affairs is working hard for the develop­ment of border areas and human resource development of ethnic nationalities. The Elderly Care (Nursing Internship) Training Course Batch (1) was launched under a Memorandum of Under­standing (MoU) signed between the Department of Education and Training and the Japan My­anmar Association (JMA) yes­terday morning in Yangon. The opening ceremony was held at the Central Training School, Da­gon Myothit (North) Township, Yangon Region.

Those present at the cere­mony were attended by Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt- Gen Tun Tun Naung, Yangon Region Minister for Security and Border Affairs Colonel Win Tint, Permanent Secretary U Thein Htay Oo and officials, Chairman of the JMA Mr Watanabe Hideo, Secretary-General Mr Watanabe Yusuke.

At the ceremony, Manag­ing Director Mr Tsuda Shunji of the Myanmar Sankou Co., Ltd handed over a list of financial aid and teaching aids for the trainees during the training to two trainees.

After the opening ceremony, the Union minister and party ob­served the training status of the trainees and encouraged them.

Fifty-one trainees selected from various ethnic groups and nursing homes from various bor­der areas are attending the first training course for the elderly (nursing internship) batch 1, which will be arranged to find a job abroad after the 52-week course. Afterwards, the Union minister inspected the training conducted at the Central Train­ing School and provided neces­sary coordination. — MNA