63 Vocational Trainees Graduate In Yambio 63 trainees graduated from Tindoka Vocational Training Centre in Yambio County last week after three months of training.05 December 2011 WES Minister of Education Adel Senderi issuing certificates to the graduates [©Gurtong]By Juliana Siapai YAMBIO, 5th December 2011 [Gurtong] - 63 trainees graduated from Tindoka Vocational Training Centre in Yambio County last week after three months of training.
The graduates completed their specialised training in carpentry, knitting, plumbing and electrical courses. Mr. Steward Timon George, the Director of vocational training in Western Equatoria State (WES) Ministry of Education said that the centre’s aim is to train vulnerable youths who failed to access schools during the Sudan civil war. “Today we are graduating 63 students who have been trained here at the Tindoka Vocational Training centre and across the State, the centre is meant for training skills specifically for vulnerable youths in Western Equatoria State, who never got the opportunity to go to schools as the result of past civil war,” Steward said. He said that among the graduates are 19 females and 44 males who were drawn from all the WES Counties, Congolese refugees who are in the State and Internally Displaced Persons from North Sudan. Steward added that the WES needs technical education that will foster the development of the State and the nation at large. The Director revealed that these trainings have had an impact in the State in the past two years. “Indeed we have been seeing positive changes as a result of this institution. Some of the trainees are self employed and own their own workshops. At Yambio market you can see various furniture displayed at an affordable price,” Steward added. The centre has graduated over 275 since its inception in 2007 and this year alone 176 students have graduated. However, the Director revealed that some of the challenges facing the centre is lack of water for the students, enough space for expansion of the centre and workshop equipments for the students. Steward also added that, the duration of the training programs is short and called upon the Ministry of Education and the partners to look into the issue. Students from the vocational institute expressed their gratitude for the skills they had acquired. Oliver Luke is a returnee from Khartoum, and was trained in plumping at the centre. He said, he was very poor when he arrived in South Sudan but now he has became self reliant. “I urge my fellow brothers who out are there smoking, drinking and playing dominos to come and study,” Luke said. Amalia Mustfa studied electrical engineering at the centre; she said she can do all electrical connections very well. “I came here to improve my skills, I can now connect sockets and repair electrical faults,” said Amalia. Vocational trainings will boost the standards of most South Sudanese youths to be self reliant and job creators . The State Minister of Education Mr. Adel Senderi stated that, the Ministry of Education has strategized vocational and technical training centres to be the corner stone for fast development in Western Equatoria State. Tindoka Vocational Training centre is located South West of Yambio County, 3 Kilometres away from the main town and was opened in 2007 by the Catholic Relief Service and initiated by the communities. Posted in: Home, Education -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" 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/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
