Port Blair, Jan. 6: In its efforts to help the local unemployed youth to acquire technical skill through training to become self-employed, A&N Consultancy Centre (ANCON), Port Blair under sponsorship of Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi will organise training programme on Fashion Garments under Skill Development Training Programme through Science & Technology. The training programme is expected to start in the third week of January, 2012 at Port Blair.

Persons/educated unemployed youth (Male/Female), members of SHGs aged above 18 years, willingness to work hard and strong desire and dedication to set-up own enterprise in the above said sector, can participate in the Programme. The candidate should know English/ Hindi for understanding the training inputs and have passed VIIIth Standard or having  field experience in tailoring. The broad topics to be covered in the course include Design Concept, Production-An overview, Fabric Science & Quality Control, Basics of Pattern making, Basics of Garment Construction. No course fee will be charged from the selected candidates. Academic students & candidates who have undergone similar skill development training programme organized by ANCON during last five years are requested not to apply for this programme.

Interested candidates for the programme may contact ANCON or submit their application in prescribed format available at the office of the A & N Consultancy Centre (ANCON), Flat No.1, First Floor, 28, J. N. Road, Opp. Community Hall, Near Haddo Junction, Port Blair – 744102  (Telefax –232993 / E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) on any working day between 9.30AM and 4.30 PM. Last date for submission of filled in application form is Wednesday, 11th  January 2012.

Application form is also available in the Websites of WEBCON www.webcononline.org & NIC, Port Blair i.e. www.and.nic.in in the home page in Announcements under the title “Skill Development Training Programme Through Science & Technology”.