DEBAK: Youths, housewives, single mothers and practically anyone else who is interested can attend skills classes organised by the Community Development Department (Kemas) to generate income and improve the family economy.
Deputy Minister of Rural Development II Datuk Hasbi Habibollah praised the initiative of Kemas to run skills classes in villages.
“Therefore, with the cheap fees charged, good facilities and trained instructors, it will be a loss if this opportunity is not fully utilised by the local community.
“I invite the target group, in particular, to get involved in some of the main areas offered, namely cooking, sewing, grooming, family well-being education, handicrafts and computer literacy,” he said.
He was speaking at the Betong Division Community Development and Neat Skills Programme here, yesterday.
Deputy Minister of Community Welfare Mohammad Razi Sitam, Deputy Director-General of Kemas Malaysia Operations Ahmad Kamal Idris Mohd Nawawi, Sarawak Kemas Director Khairuddin Md Nasir and Betong Kemas Officer Md Asdi Hamdi were also present.
Clearly, these skill classes are of great benefit to the local community, he said.
“It is an opportunity to generate income, thus improving the economic status of the family, especially after the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic for more than two years,” he said.
Hasbi also presented a certificates of completion fora short-term skills courses (KKJP) on video making and facial treatment.
