Vocational Training Centres Critical For Essential Skills Vocational Training Centres (VTC) are critical for the development of essential skills for the socio-economic development of the country, Hon Awut Deng Acuil, the minister for Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development has said. 01 October 2011 Vocational Training Centres Critical For Essential Skills Hon. Kwong chairing the meeting with JICA representatives [©Gurtong]
JUBA, 1st October 2011 – Vocational Training Centres (VTC) are critical for the development of essential skills for the socio-economic development of the country, Hon Awut Deng Acuil, the minister for Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development has said. Speaking during a visit to inspect Bentiu Vocational Training Centre in Unity State, the minister said that vocational training centres provides courses that empower the youth to become independent and productive citizens. The minister revealed that it’s estimated that the vocational centre requires the sum of One Million South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) to complete equipping and furnishing it. She urged the national government, donors and the State authority to mobilize the funds to enable the centre to reopen and begin to deliver services to the people through skilled transfer. The centre will offer courses in automobile-mechanics, electricity, welding, tailoring and others. Hon Joseph Arop Malual, the minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development in Unity State explained that the centre will help to create self employment which will reduce dependency, especially among the youth. He said that neither the national nor the State government can provide job opportunities to all South Sudanese. He explained that joint efforts by the private sector through vocational training centres can build the capacity of the youth to self-employ. According to the Director General of the centre Mr. John Kuol Riek, its challenges include the lack of technical instructors and funds. He called on the South Sudanese in the Diaspora to come back home with the various skills to assist in the reconstruction of the new Republic of South Sudan. Meanwhile, the deputy minister of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development Hon Kwong Danhier Gatluak held a meeting with Mr. Sachio Yamamoto, a JICA advisor to discuss issues related to the improvement of the Juba Multi-Purpose Training Centre. The deputy minister underscored the role of the vocational training centres in supplying skilled workforce for the nascent South Sudan’s labour market. On his part, Mr Yamamoto announced that the 3,860 people who have benefitted from the centre are already employed in the public, private and development sectors of the economy. Source: goss.org Posted in: Home Comments RSS comment feed 01/10/2011, 8:14 PM - Posted by justin Chicago Opiny Vocational trades skills are esential for development of individuals and the nation at large. The notion that those training institution are academically are not strong is falls. A trade once learnt is an asset it like riding a bicycle. You will always be employed even in a foreign land because the world is working to the same standard (ISO). IF can make a nut in JUBA S.south sudan another person can make the bolt in South Korea and they will feet. If you are a Mechanic you will be always a mechanic and if a welder you will always be a welder any where and any time you will work even if you do not speak the language of the host country,but the technical language. Go for Vocational training it is very important. Do the same to the demobilized soldiers when they get into the civilian life. That is what America did after the war and created a special programe called GED . It helped trained those soldiers to regain confidence in themselves. You can have a University education ,but todays world needs hand on the job. In the west a lot of student go university and come back to colleges to get experience where practical exercises are performed and not just theory. we do not need to be like a soldier who is in the Army ,but can not shoot a gun.Be practical it matters in our present day world. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
