Kawthoung 7 January

The 5th vocational training courses on hair care, make-up and engine repairs were kicked off at the training hall of Government Technical High School in 10-mile village tract in Kawthoung township, Taninthayi region this morning. 

The opening ceremony was attended by Principal Dr. Aung Kyaw Sein of the school, U Tay Zar Lin, person in charge of Swisscontact (Myanmar) in Taninthayi region and 50 trainees. First, Dr. Kyaw Sein made an opening speech and explained the time table of the courses and the rules to be abided by trainees. 

The duration of the courses, jointly provided by the school and Swisscontact (Myanmar), will be three months. Each trainee will receive a daily allowance of K 3000 provided by Yangon-based Swiss Foundation for Technical Cooperation ( SwissContact).—Kyaw Soe (Kawthoung)
Translated by Aung Zaw Lin