In order to improve the employable skills of poor young rural women, VPS organized 5 day training on hand embroidery and tailoring. VPS identified semi-skilled women on tailoring and organized this training program to equip them on hand embroidery in addition to tailoring. VPS organized the training at Manachanallur on 12th May 2017 and 24 women were participated.

Mrs. Lilly Praba, Arts and Crafts Trainer, Manachanallur trained the women on various methods of hand embroidery and tailoring. She conducted the training with demo and clears the doubts of the participants on the training spot. Home works also given to the trainees to gain full knowledge on hand embroidery.

The training included hand embroidery work in blouse, saree, chudidar, children dress and stitching of blouse and chudidars stitching for women and girls. It helped women to understand the basics of hand embroidery and tailoring work, designing, marking, and mapping, colouring and cutting and stitching methods. VPS hopes that this training will equip women with employable skills to get employed or self-employed and thus increase their income. The trainees were met their training costs.