EDUCATION, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education Minister John Phiri has directed all Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) institutions to continue developing appropriate curricular and materials to enhance the provision of entrepreneurship education in all institutions in Zambia.
Dr Phiri said his Ministry would continue to strive to ensure that the necessary initiatives and legal frameworks were put in place to ensure that TEVET in Zambia was relevant, effective, efficient and meeting the skills requirements of the country.
He said this in Livingstone yesterday in a speech read for him by acting Permanent Secretary at the Ministry, Binwell Mwansa, during the 20th graduation ceremony for Livingstone Institute of Business and Engineering Studies (LIBES).
Dr Phiri said LIBES had, in line with his Ministry’s strategic plan, developed a strategic objectives which were aimed to upgrade the course portfolio from the current craft (TQF 4) to technician and diploma (TQF 5 and 6) respectively.
He said the Government would support the tireless efforts to upgrade and improve the quality of training at LIBES.
“I am thankful to LIBES management for bestowing upon me this rare honor to launch the open distance learning here at the Institute.
Let me call upon Zambians to take advantage of initiatives like this one on distance learning to continuously develop their knowledge and skills out of the fines of the walls of the classroom,” he said.
Dr Phiri also urged graduating students at LIBES to believe in themselves that they could achieve greater things in life.
Speaking at the same gathering, LIBES principal Thomas Kalantiya thanked President Michael Sata for putting education as one of the priority secors in Zambia.
Mr Kalantiya said there was an opportunity for the Government to develop its human resource and prepare for the booming economy especially in the hospitality and tourism sector.
“To graduating students, we ask you to be ambassaors of LIBES and ensure that whatever you should do should be part of that catalyst to develop Zambia.
Go and take up the challenge to make Zambia a middle income nation even before the year 2030. Your skills must be invested in productive activities in both formal and informal sectors of our economy,” Mr Kalantiya said.
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Very good initiative, indeed entrepreneurship is the the way forward and must be taught even at primary school level right through secondary school. The kids need to know about company registration, paying taxes etc
Excellent and right on trend with all international educational directions worldwide. Education must be about life learning. Practical skills are far much important than getting your theories about life correct when you write your essays.
When I was at secondary school, Chipembi Girls, 1972-1976, we had options for vocational learning along with general education. I took typing and office practice, with options for Pitmans certification. A chat with a visiting Careers Advisers, I learned about Computer Programming. My parents sent me off abroad to investigate my ability on a Computer Programming vocational course.
I have been able to relay on that education in my career to date, whole constantly taking higher learning, Diploma, Degree, in between work and recession periods.
That should be ‘while constantly taking…..’
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I am doing my Masters degree now staying within Digital Media development.
It is very important to help kids roadmap their career or life paths while still at school. Life is tough and recession periods can knock people off the work market, but if a person is very directed, and has openings for learning, even distance learning, they will be able to deal with life’s problems. Perhaps to be successful early or later in their life if they keep on a learning path.
Well done. Another Educational Score for President Sata’s PF gov’t. 2016 should be a doddle if PF keep it up and monitor success of these developments.
It is surely a righteous task in embracing entrepreneurship education in Zambia. With such achievements, Zambia would surely reach a next level milestone. With the same vision, The Tony Elumelu foundation has created a $100 million entrepreneurship programme (the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – TEEP) to provide training, mentoring, networking opportunities and much needed seed capital funding to 10,000 African startups and entrepreneurs with transformative ideas and businesses over the next decade. This comprises of a 12-week start-up enterprise toolkit business skills training programme to facilitate the startups and equip them with the skills to implement and scale their business ideas in the real world. World class mentors from across Africa and the world will be en
It is surely a righteous task in embracing entrepreneurship education in Zambia. With such achievements, Zambia would surely reach a next level milestone. With the same vision, The Tony Elumelu foundation has created a $100 million entrepreneurship programme (the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – TEEP) to provide training, mentoring, networking opportunities and much needed seed capital funding to 10,000 African startups and entrepreneurs with transformative ideas and businesses over the next decade. This comprises of a 12-week start-up enterprise toolkit business skills training programme to facilitate the startups and equip them with the skills to implement and scale their business ideas in the real world. World class mentors from across Africa and the world will be…
It is surely a righteous task in embracing entrepreneurship education in Zambia. With such achievements, Zambia would surely reach a next level milestone. With the same vision, The Tony Elumelu foundation has created a $100 million entrepreneurship programme (the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme – TEEP) to provide training, mentoring, networking opportunities and much needed seed capital funding to 10,000 African startups and entrepreneurs with transformative ideas and businesses over the next decade. YOUR IDEA CAN TRANSFORM AFRICA! To know more and register for TEEP visit***
The all saying is good TEVETA institutions, Mr J phiri why don’t you tell your people to release the certificate to students in time because students are still struggling for the same. They graduated way back from various institutions especially those who did Human Resource Management its hell. please help these students otherwise there cant find jobs. Am a parent, my son graduated in 2015 at LIBES. All I know is that a certificate is suppose to be given to my Son