Need of environment friendly skills stressed

Kathmandu, Nov 26: Stakeholders have emphasized on the need of environment-friendly skills in Nepal

At a programme organized here today for official opening of the Green Skills Advisory Board (GESAB), speakers stressed the need to connect the Technical Education and Vocational Training (TEVT) system with green skills calling for collaboration between the public and private sector actors to motivate sustainable employment and development.     

The Board aims to take concrete initiatives to enhance public sensitization on green skills, promote dialogue for environment-friendly policy formulation, and foster capacity building and employment opportunities.     

With a plan to promote sustainable agriculture, push environment-friendly construction and incentivize green skills in the sectors like tourism, the Board was established.     

In the opening ceremony, Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Chudamani Paudel said education has to be linked with skills and skills with production taking into consideration the increasing temperature and its subsequent impacts. "The Government of Nepal has been working for the policy reforms in this sector. The project, initiated in collaboration between the government and private sector, has to be taken ahead in tandem", he noted.     

Chairperson of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) Chandra Prasad Dhakal also echoed the need of devising noble thinking, new skills and improved practice to address the global climate change, carbon emission and environmental degradation.     

Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Nepal Rob Fenn said the initiative would contribute to Nepal's target to attain the goal of 'net zero carbon' by 2045 AD. He also pledged to extend cooperation to that end from his side.     

Also speaking on the occasion, member-secretary of the CTEVT Engineer Mahesh Bhattarai said the Board would provide support to forge partnership to address the demand of green skills and contribute to the national goal of attaining carbon neutrality.     

Likewise, Chairperson of Confederation of Nepalese Industries Birendra Raj Pandey expressed his institutional commitment to develop, promote and execute environment-friendly skills.     

Chairperson of the Nepal Federation of Contactors Rabi Singh said that development should not be affected in the name of green though environment protection and green skills is the need of the hour

On the occasion, GESAB's founder Pramod Bhakta Acharya had delivered a presentation on the efforts Nepal has been making on various aspects of green skills.(RSS)