NSET provided technical support to conduct the Basic Technical Training Course (BTT) on earthquake resistant construction for the engineers and junior engineers of DUDBC from all division. The training program was organized by Building Technology Research and Training Centre, DUDBC, Hetauda at the Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Centre Hall, Hetauda. The 5 days training held from 1-5 January 2008 was participated by 30 engineers and junior engineers of DUDBC.
There is a huge need to conduct training courses on earthquake-resistant construction for different target groups and for that there should be group of considerable number of master instructors. Realizing the fact that presently, there exist a limited number of such master instructors, NSET and DUDBC decided to implement the master instructor development process. Basic Technical Training Course (BTT) was a starting training program of the master instructor development process as suggested by NSET and will be followed by number of other training courses
The objectives of the BTT on Earthquake Resistant Construction are to;