A total of 105 unemployed young people in Gam have successfully completed a skills and development training programme.

The town of Usakos has welcomed the first-ever training centre from the International Training College Lingua, a development expected to transform skills training, boost youth employment, and strengthen economic prospects in the Erongo Region.

The Namibia University of Science and Technology, in collaboration with VEYA, launched the Systems Applications and Products in Data Processing training and certification programmes to meet the needs of the local industry and students.  

The Zambezi Vocational Training Centre (ZVTC) has called for additional support mechanisms to ensure that technical and vocational education and training (TVET) graduates successfully venture into entrepreneurship.

The centre highlighted this during its annual entrepreneurship and innovation day.

The NamVoc Vocational Institute held its second graduation ceremony at Okakarara under the theme, "Empowering Skills for a Better Tomorrow."

Trainees at the Rundu Vocational Training Centre (RVTC) will have an opportunity to polish their soft skills by assembling prototype trucks.

Five students from the NICHE Training Academy at Walvis Bay are set to gain skills in a green hydrogen exchange programme in Germany.

NICHE Training Academy is a private vocational and technical training institution based in Narraville.

Okakarara Vocational Training Centre (OVTC) has become the latest recipient of training equipment under the Employability Improvement Project. 

It is part of a bilateral technical agreement between Namibia and Japan.

The National Skills Competition provided a platform for institutions, companies, and innovators in the TVET sector to exhibit their products and services. 

Exhibitors shared with NBC News what the platform means and highlighted the importance of the TVET sector for economic development.

Competitors taking part in the National Skills Competition currently underway in Swakopmund expressed gratitude for the opportunity to showcase their skills.

They encouraged other young people to explore various opportunities offered in the TVET sector.