“We are looking at agencies that are training young people in the hospitality, retail, para-medic businesses where you don't need a high level of education. With two months’ training, these people will become employable in many of the malls which are now coming up,” she added.
Last year, more than 30,000 young people were trained and out of that 27,000 were placed with the private sector. “Now we are looking at construction-related activities that have spurted a huge demand for skilled workers like plumbers, electricians and masons.”