The Erongo Regional Governor has called for the immediate repurposing of the abandoned 'yellow building' in Omaruru into a technical and vocational education and training centre.
Stakeholders gathered this week to chart a clear path towards turning the facility into a fully operational TVET centre.
2 teams from Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) in Namibia will take part in the Africa Skills Week programme in Ethiopia next week.
The programme is aimed at boosting skills in technical and vocational fields to respond to changing needs of the labour market.
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 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.
Experts overseeing the Fourth National Skills Competition at Swakopmund have highlighted the critical role of the TVET sector in driving social change and national development.
The experts also encouraged greater participation of women in traditionally male-dominated fields within the TVET sector.
The Fourth National Skills Competition kicked off in Swakopmund on Tuesday with a TVET Conference happening simultaneously.
The conference brings together policymakers, educators and industry leaders to discuss strategies for advancing skills development.
Learners from different schools in the capital participated in the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre Open Day, which aimed to encourage them to venture into TVET-related careers.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector is working to change the public's perception that vocational training caters only for those with low grades who don't qualify for university entrance.
Vice-President Lucia Witbooi has called on young people to be bold, consistent, and disciplined in their pursuit of knowledge and skills, describing education as the most effective weapon against poverty.
The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) recently held an event at the Zambezi Regional Council to discuss the findings of a country review report focusing on youth unemployment in Namibia.
