With the national skills development plan (NDP) that has targeted to train 3 000 artisans by 2030, along with alleviating and eliminating poverty, the TVET colleges play a huge role in making this goal achievable.
And now, with the unemployment rate of the country having risen to more than 35%, the development of skills that can be used for jobs in the country is going to be at the top of the agenda of TVET colleges such as West Coast College.
“With the various programmes and occupational skills programmes, along with our Centre for Entrepreneurship that we have as part of our teaching and learning arsenal, West Coast College is ready to upskill and train the unemployed youth, those that would like to upskill their own qualification or those that even just want to make a career change. We are ready for those individuals,” says Rhazia Hamza, Deputy Principal: Innovation and Development at West Coast TVET College.
This week the college will participate in National Careers Week and will share information, not just about its programmes, but also about careers that can develop from these programmes and how one can develop skills and turn these into a career.
West Coast College also assists students with placement in the workforce, to help them gain exposure to the workplace, which not only enables them to gain experience, but also leads to possible permanent employment. “We hope this week will inform our stakeholders what the colleges are doing, to showcase not just our programmes but the various careers they can bring to the futures of the communities we serve.”
For more on National Careers Week follow: #NCW2022, #NCWSA2022 or the social media platforms of West Coast College.
