The Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) has challenged graduates of vocational skills to work hard towards expanding their trades so that they employ other jobless youths. TEVETA director of training programmes Modesto Gomani made the remarks in Mzuzu during the graduation of young persons who acquired skills in tailoring, fashion and design through a six-month course offered by Citizen Impact Organisation.
He said with young people forming a larger segment of the country’s population, the youth need to be at the forefront of fostering development. “We are engaging the youth in various skills development programmes because we want to leverage on the numbers that they have so that they actively participate in economic development activities. We encourage them to work in groups because there is a lot of synergy.”