Kathmandu, Mar 3: A ten-day training for trainers  organised under the aegis of Nepal Press Institute and participated by 14 Nepalese journalists concluded here today.

The trainer of the Philippines Centre for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) Yvonne T. Chua conducted the DANIDA assisted training programme, which focussed specially on the methods for training, preparation for training materials and calibre and quality needed for a good trainer.

Speaking on the conclusion ceremony held today, NPI Chairman Gokul Pokharel said that the training had been organised keeping in view the growing demands of such training in Nepal.

Pokharel said that NPI would remain ready to utilize and cooperate with the manpower it had produced over the years through such training.

Thanking the participants for their hard works during the training, trainer Chua asked all the participants to translate the knowledge gained through hard training into practice.

NPI Executive Director Binod Bhattarai said that the training programme had been organised due to insufficiency of the skilled trainers in the journalism sector of the country. He further emphasised that NPI would utilize the trainers in accordance with need and trainers capabilities.

The Co-ordinator of the programme, Chiranjivi Khanal thanked the participants for their patience, hard work and regular participation.

The trainees of the programme said that training was very useful. They highlighted the need for using the services of trainees in accordance with their usefulness and capabilities. The programme was participated by  Kapil Kafle (Kamana Group), Bhusan Ghimire (Yug Sambad), Ram Prasad Khanal (Nispakshya), Yuv Raj Gautam, Ashwin Pudasaini (both freelance journalists),