TEVETA encourage stakeholders, government to engage youths in vocational skills

By Victoria Yande

Technical Entrepreneurship and Vocational Training Authority (TEVETA) has encouraged stakeholders in Mzimba District to consider implementing youth economic empowerment interventions through various vocational skills in order to achieve the Malawi 2063.

Let us engage the youths more- Gomani Pic Victoria Yande

TEVETA Director of Programs, Modesto Gomani made the remarks on Friday during a youth conference organised by Mzuzu diocese at Katete Mission in the district.

Gomani said that the population of youths is high and hence the demand for skills is overwhelming to reach out to everyone else.

He said it the effort of the stakeholders as well as government to increase access to vocational services for the youths to ensure they are economically stable and self-reliant to develop their country.

Gomani said many youths are indulging into immoral behaviors which is affecting their lives hence there is need to engage the youths in vocational skills while they are still young for them to become productive citizens.

"The youths are facing a number of challenges and we thought to engage stakeholders which is hindering progress in their lives. We are therefore here to educate them about vocational skills for them to be self-reliance since such skills does not require one to be a graduate.

"We are hopeful that through the knowledge in vocational skills, it will help to reduce poverty amongst them," said Gomani.

Diocesan priest under Mzuzu diocese, Amos Katumbi, said the conference is very vital hence there is need for the society to invest in youths in order to achieve accelerated development to reduce some of the challenges they are facing.

In her remarks, Vice Secretary for youths under Mzuzu diocese, Leah Chirwa, highlighted that youths in the society are facing a lot of challenges due to poverty saying by training them it will put them in a position to create jobs for themselves.