The artisans are presently undergoing six months intensive training in textile ornamentation under the Kerala Artisans Development Corporation (KADCO), a press release here said.
Kerala IT and Industries minister P K Kunhalikutty, will be Chief guest at the function while Public Works Minister V K Ebrahim Kunju will be the Special Guest at the interaction hosted by Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development (KIED) at nearby Kalamassery.
The artisans will also be able to display their handiwork to representatives of leading garment manufacturers and sellers taking part in the session.
KADCO is a welfare organisation under the Department of Industries. Its training programme for the women,which started in March this year under guidance of Directorate of Industries and Commerce in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts, has been focusing on garment-making using traditional and contemporary designs indigenous to Kerala, promoting local resources.
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The participants have been learning basic ornamentation, hand embroidery, ornamentation work on bridal net cloth and shawls, pattern-making and other skills.
Kerala lags behind other states in production of the much in demand fancy and ornamented garments, partly because of a lack of skilled workers. The training programmes by KADCO are a key step forward for us to address the skills gap, he added.
"Until some five months ago, most women participants in our training programme were limited to domestic duties in their households. Today they are designers and artists whose works can compete with the best professionals in the textile industry', said KADCO Chairman K Purushothaman.