A craft (Lethmu Ywa) training school is being established in Hlegu Township, Yangon Re­gion, to enable students to study various vocational skills similar to those found in hand­icraft villages like Chiang Mai of Thailand, and to create more job opportunities for locals.

At the training school, stu­dents from vocational schools, basic education schools and pri­vate schools, community mem­bers and locals will be able to learn and practise vocational skills that produce consumer goods from discarded materials such as coconut, areca, bam­boo, grass, and rattan, and they will have opportunities to study and receive training in weaving techniques at the workshop.

“As there is no specific place in Myanmar that pro­duces various goods from dis­carded materials, a craft vil­lage training school is being established on Phaunggyi road in Hlegu township to help stu­dents and those interested in vocational education develop their skills. Similar to the hand­icraft villages in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this training school in Myanmar is being jointly im­plemented by experts. In addi­tion to producing a variety of handicraft items, experts from relevant sectors will take turns teaching and providing demon­strations for both trainees and visitors,” said U Myint Thein, a founder of the Green Banana Myanmar.

The opening of the training school aims to promote region­al development by creating job opportunities, providing voca­tional training, and offering a place where various skills can be taught and learned in one location. The school is sched­uled to open in November and will produce consumer goods from discarded materials in a centralized location, allowing for high-quality production and export to both domestic and international markets. Visitors from across the country can ob­serve and study different voca­tional skills. — Thitsa (MNA)/ KTZH