Speakers at a seminar on Saturday laid emphasis on providing necessary skill training to the work force intending to go abroad for giving a boost to the country’s remittance volume.

“An awareness is very essential to the persons who are interested to go abroad as they are to face various problems and sufferings after going to abroad without having appropriate knowledge and consciousness”, they said.

They made the comments while addressing a daylong seminar on efficiency and awareness for foreign employment organized by district administration at the conference room of deputy commissioner (DC) here in cooperation with Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry.

Jatiya Sangshad Whip Mahabub Ara Begum Gini addressed the function as the chief guest with DC Abdul Matin in the chair.

Chief guest whip Mahabub Ara Begum Gini in her speeches said the foreign job aspirants would be imparted need base training on different trades including technical ones before going to abroad for job. More than 50 district level officials, upazila chairmen, UNOs, assistant commissioners, civil society members, and NGO activists including media men took part in the seminar.