Lakshmi Prasad Dulal of Bhaktapur took 31 years. He is a good student in studies. He is currently graduating with a degree in education. But he does not believe that he can get a job only by studying. Because Lakshmi's ears cannot hear. So he wanted to get skills through training and now he is taking house keeping training in 'Skill Fair 2082' started by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.

"I am learning a lot here," he said, "I have a hope of getting a job after learning skills from here." He also said that he is learning how to clean, how to make beds, and how to make curtains and cushions attractive.

'How many things are not here . You are teaching us with the available materials,'  He said,  "However, I am enjoying learning all these things." In this year's skill fair, house keeping training for deaf disabled people has been added. 75 people like Lakshmi are taking training in the skill fair which started from May 7.

Goddess Basnet of Kathmandu is 20 years old. She has recently passed her class 12 exam. She says, "I like to work after learning skills". Because we can't easily get a job outside.' The skills taught by the city have given hope to Devi to get a job too. She also says that her confidence has increased with the skills she is learning now. 

Pramod Mandal Kewat, who worked as a waiter in a restaurant in Janakpur, had a distinct passion on his face. Because Pramod left the job he had started for two months and came to Kathmandu to take house keeping training. 

"I quit my job and came to take this training," 24-year-old Pramod said, "I was happy when I was told that Safe Santosh Shah was going to train here." This training is going really well.' 

After not finding any other job, he said that he worked as a waiter . "It's hard for us to get work outside as we say," he said, "we can't speak but we can do other things." So if nothing else, if we learn skills at least, it will give us a way to earn money. In Kathmandu, he is staying in a hostel run by the city. Therefore, he told his experience that his confidence increased along with his skills.

'This kind of training was also given by our own Janakpur, I used to learn there,' he added, 'This training in Kathmandu metropolis has proved to be really good for us.' He also thinks that after getting skilled training, he can get a job outside. "Even after studying, we don't get jobs easily," she says, "at least after getting house keeping training, I think we can do similar work in hotels."

Participating in this training, Surendra Prasad Bhatt of Baitadi has graduated in Computer Science. But he lamented that he did not get a job. "It's because my studies are not good that why I couldn't get a job outside," he said, "That's why I came here to learn skills." One is that we also have trouble reading. At least skill gives work.' 

Engineer Shailendra Jha, the coordinator of the skill fair implementation committee, said that more than 2500 people are getting training in the skill fair which will last for thirty days.

"This year our goal is to train 2,082 people," he said, "but more than 3,500 applications have been received." So now 2547 people are taking training but some of them are dropping out in between.' 

This year, Mahanagara is providing training related to 37 different professions in 10 sectors, including construction, hospitality and service, IC and electronics, art and culture, agriculture, garment, automobile, mechanical, electronics and special ability skills, he informed.