President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah says Namibia is violating its own labour laws by allowing foreign nationals to occupy positions that qualified Namibians can fill.
She says authorities issuing work permits must take responsibility when foreigners are employed in jobs where local skills are available.
Leaders have called upon the group of graduates at Gobabis Vocational Training Centre to carry the legacy of competence, integrity and services delivery in order to assist the country with achieving its developmental goals.
Twenty-one unemployed young people from the Dâures Constituency are benefiting from a four-week technical youth bootcamp aimed at equipping them with practical skills, promoting entrepreneurship and creating employment opportunities.
The ||Kharas Region residents want assurance whether the micro-credentials will be recognised, affordable and accessible to everyone.
They have raised these concerns during a consultation by the Namibia Qualification Authority (NQA) on the Draft National Policy on Microcredentials at Keetmanshoop.
The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) is consulting stakeholders in Mariental on a draft Micro-Credentials Policy Framework aimed at ensuring that short courses are recognised, quality-assured and aligned with Namibia's National Qualifications Framework.
Plans are afoot to transform the !Homs-Ai Industrial Park at Keetmanshoop is turning into a development training hub equipping young people with skills.
An alarming gap in human capital development has been highlighted, with children born in Namibia projected to achieve only 45% of their productive potential as adults, compared to 88% in Singapore, a disparity linked to weaknesses in the country's education system.
The Social Security Commission Development Fund (SSC-DF), in partnership with the Community Skills Development Centre (COSDEC) Tukurenu has awarded certificates and start-up toolkits to 21 graduates in Rundu. The graduates completed a six-month programme in carpentry and woodwork training.
Namibia's agricultural and fisheries sectors have benefited from technical training and knowledge exchange through the Namibian and Chinese governments and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) training.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has expressed readiness to expand technology transfer, education and skills development as part of the continent's economic transformation.
