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Education

TEVETA, MUST into youth entrepreneurship promotion Pact agreement

Dorica Mtenje

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) and Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) have signed a pact agreement aimed at advancing youth innovation.

This partnership represents a shared vision to enhance education, innovation, and skills development for the benefit of the nation and its people.

TEVETA’s Chief Executive Director, Elwin Chiwembu Sichiola, stated that collaborating with MUST—a prestigious institution at the forefront of science and technology—is a significant step towards achieving academic excellence and practical skills development.

Sichiola explained that the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) provides a foundation for fostering synergy between the two institutions, allowing educational programs to align with labor market demands.

“The MOU will promote entrepreneurship and cultivate a skilled workforce capable of driving Malawi’s socio-economic growth,” said Sichiola.

Richard Nkhoma, a representative from MUST, mentioned that the MOU will establish a framework for entry qualifications for TEVET graduates at MUST.

Nkhoma emphasized that the collaboration will enhance employability and self-employment opportunities for young TEVETA graduates and out-of-school youth, with a particular focus on gender equity and environmental principles.

“This collaboration will bring together multiple stakeholders to train young entrepreneurs, generate and promote agricultural innovation, and implement mechanisms that improve productivity in youth-targeted agricultural value chains,” Nkhoma added.

Education

Mzimba district to have youth mining School

Henry Chizimba

Conceptor Kachoka: the mining school will help the youth from Mzimba to have knowledge in the extractive industry.

The Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) on Thursday, disclosed that it will open a mining school in Mzuzu, the northern green city of Malawi, that will target the youth from Mzimba district.

According to TEVETA regional service centre manager (North) Conceptor Kachoka, the development will help the youth from Mzimba to have knowledge in the extractive industry.

Kachoka said the organization has targeted the youth in Mzimba because of the presence of minerals in their area.

Once established, she said the classes will commenceon 1 July, 2017.

“Everything is in place. We will start with a cohort of 20 students, and we plan to have the official launch of the programme during the second cohort, which is set to begin early next year,” said Kachoka.

According to  Kachoka, classes will start with gemstone-related topics, before expanding to other branches of mining.

She further disclosed that students will be given a certificate of attendance at the end of the course.

“What is more important, is the skills they will get. You should know that we have other extractives, like coal, but we will start with gemstones, and the other courses, will be incorporated later,” she added.

In his his remarks, Gemstones Association of Malawi (GAM) Secretary General Ian Petros Mbewe, said the development will be an eye-opener to the youth, especially for them to develop expertise in mining.

He said the first intake of students will not pay fees.

The school is a brainchild of the GAM, TEVETA, Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, and Malawi Women in Mining Association (MAWIMA), Mbewe said.