By NANCY MWAPE in Livingstone
THE Livingstone Institute of Business and Engineering Studies (LIBES) has developed a vocational programme for grade nine drop-outs and school-leavers in a bid to help young people earn a living.
LIBES has partnered with the clergy in Livingstone in this empowerment programme to ensure successful implementation of the programme.
Training and consultancy manager Daniel Mwale said the focus of the empowerment initiative is to train youths to create their own employment as opposed to the traditional job-seeking by many unemployed people.
“The goal of this initiative is to promote the dissemination of information about skills being offered at LIBES to the community through the church. LIBES hopes that it would help young men and women become their own bosses,” Mr Mwale said.
LIBES recently held a seminar for the clergy where they unanimously resolved to equip youths with entrepreneurial skills.
Mr Mwale said lack of skills was identified as the biggest impediment to youths’ ability to effectively contribute to job and wealth creation.
He said LIBES has developed tailored-made short course for youths which have been approved by the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA).
“After successful completion of the course, an individual is able to do hands-on jobs. This means that even without a formal job, one is able to work on their own and earn a living,” Mr Mwale said.
LIBES is a grade one TEVETA-recognised institution, under the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education.
The institute is strategically located in the tourist capital to offer full time and part-time courses as well as short intensive courses in food production, leisure and tourism management, front office management, customer care, events management, tourism entrepreneurship, and tour guiding which resonates with the needs of the tourist capital. Mr Mwale said LIBES also offers many short courses tailored to suit the needs of the customer. “Short but intensive courses run for five days, unless there is need to prolong the course depending on the content and objectives to be met,” he said. LIBES also offers on-site training for organisations that cannot release their employees for training outside company premises.Zambia daily mail
LIBES has partnered with the clergy in Livingstone in this empowerment programme to ensure successful implementation of the programme.
Training and consultancy manager Daniel Mwale said the focus of the empowerment initiative is to train youths to create their own employment as opposed to the traditional job-seeking by many unemployed people.
“The goal of this initiative is to promote the dissemination of information about skills being offered at LIBES to the community through the church. LIBES hopes that it would help young men and women become their own bosses,” Mr Mwale said.
LIBES recently held a seminar for the clergy where they unanimously resolved to equip youths with entrepreneurial skills.
Mr Mwale said lack of skills was identified as the biggest impediment to youths’ ability to effectively contribute to job and wealth creation.
He said LIBES has developed tailored-made short course for youths which have been approved by the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA).
“After successful completion of the course, an individual is able to do hands-on jobs. This means that even without a formal job, one is able to work on their own and earn a living,” Mr Mwale said.
LIBES is a grade one TEVETA-recognised institution, under the Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education.
The institute is strategically located in the tourist capital to offer full time and part-time courses as well as short intensive courses in food production, leisure and tourism management, front office management, customer care, events management, tourism entrepreneurship, and tour guiding which resonates with the needs of the tourist capital. Mr Mwale said LIBES also offers many short courses tailored to suit the needs of the customer. “Short but intensive courses run for five days, unless there is need to prolong the course depending on the content and objectives to be met,” he said. LIBES also offers on-site training for organisations that cannot release their employees for training outside company premises.Zambia daily mail
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