The Hindu
An Army Skill Training Centre (ASTC) was inaugurated at the 1 EME Centre, Bolarum, on Thursday. The centre aims to provide skill training to the families and veer naris (martyr widows) associated with the Secunderabad Military Station.
Currently, the centre offers courses in self-employed tailoring, beauty therapy, and computer training. Each batch can accommodate up to 30 individuals, and the courses have a duration of 300 hours, after the completion of which they receive a certificate from National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). The first batch of the self-employed tailor course commenced on Thursday, with the beauty therapist course scheduled to begin in the first week of December.