The Gobabis Vocational Training Centre (GVTC) deliberated on the opportunity of working together with stakeholders in the Omaheke Region while highlighting technical vocational educational training not just as a career option but as a vital component of career education in schools, a path that offers both practical skills and stability in an evolving world.

Speaking at the one-day training on career guidance at Gobabis for educators and mentors in schools, Acting Centre Manager Albius Muchali stressed the importance of incorporating vocational trades into curriculums. 

Muchali added that balancing academic and vocational learning is essential for helping learners see that there are multiple ways to achieve success, each valuable and satisfying.

"The benefits of TVET are far-reaching for learners; to provide immediate employability with hands-on skills, trainees are often job-ready upon graduation, meeting the needs of both local and national economies. It offers pathways for further growth; it does not stop at entry level; it provides continuous opportunities for professional advancement and specialisation."

He also encouraged entrepreneurs to address skills gaps by equipping trainees with relevant, specialised skills that help fill key roles in various industries.

Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate applauded the initiative taken by the centre.

"It is not acceptable that schools should really contract expensive contractors to come and fix our things at schools while we have people here at VTC who are well equipped to do those things, and so we reduce the expenditure of government, we must reduce the expenditure of government."

On his part, the acting Deputy Education Director, Eliakim Kavari, emphasised that diversification has become a key factor in the modern world; hence, it is important to expose learners to various trades.