The EU Funded UN Joint STREIT Programme continues to train more young people from rural Sepik with the skills required for decent employment opportunities in road transport infrastructure development in Papua New Guinea. In its latest step, the Programme organised a 4-day training on ‘Occupational Safety and Health Hazards.’ Delivered in collaboration with the Yawasoro Technical and Vocational Training (TVET) Centre in Wewak, this course was the second part of 5-module training courses developed and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the EU-STREIT PNG Programme.

The training, conducted on 5-8 August, was attended by 22 youths comprising 7 young girls and 15 young men. The trainees were mostly Grade 8 and 10 leavers that were selected with the help of ward members from rural communities in the Sepik Region like Marienbeg, Angoram, South Wosera, North Wosera, Dagua, Banak, Wewak Rural and Aitape Rural Local Level Governments (LLGs).