Around 80 from Laos upgraded in India annually

(KPL) Approximately 80 trainees from Laos are sent for training in various programmes under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC).

“So far, India has trained over 600 participants from Laos,” Mr Suresh K. Goel, Indian Ambassador to Laos said at the reception ceremony of India alumni on last Friday...more

Minister to Prime Minister’s Office, Prof. Dr. Bountiem Phissamay, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Phongsavath Boupha and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Ty Phommachack attended the ceremony.

“India’s assistance to Laos under ITEC is mainly in the form of training officials in short and medium term courses,” Mr Goel said.

The entire cost of training under these schemes include return international airfares, tuition fees, accommodation, emergency medical treatment, stipend, book allowance and study tour are borne by the government of India.

The courses which have been availed by Laos range from remote sensing, rural development, parliamentary internship, banking and finance, small business and planing promotion, English language skills, business management, entrepreneurship development to advance training programme in information technology.

We have also set up an IT centre in Vientiane and have successfully completed training of a large number of Lao officials in software skills, Mr Goel continued.
“We will be sending Lao students for Master in Computer Application Programmes at the Indraprastha University, Delhi this year.”

The Lao-India Entrepreneurship Centre is another project having made valuable contribution to entrepreneurship development in Laos, especially in the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector.

Source: kpl.net.la