Course for frontline workers launched in Himachal

Tribune News Service

Shimla, June 18

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching a customized crash course programme for Covid-19 frontline workers via video conferencing from New Delhi on Friday to train about one lakh frontline workers in a span of two-three months.

The training programme would be conducted in 111 training centres in 26 states of the country, including Himachal Pradesh. Thakur said that the training would be imparted to Covid warriors in six customised job roles such as home care support, basic care support, advanced care support, emergency care support, sample collection support and medical equipment support.

He said the training would include fresh skilling as well as up-skilling of those who have some training in this type of work. He expressed the hope that the training would give fresh energy to the health sector frontline force and would also provide job opportunities to the youth.