Technical and Vocational Education Training stakeholders in Erongo have supported the proposal to recognise non-formal and informal education and have it introduced at the lower primary level.

Namibia has no unified technical and vocational education training structure, and most interventions are not harmonised.

According to the TVET Standards Manager, only formal education is recognised in Namibia, while those with non-formal and informal education fall through the cracks.

Amon Haufiku says the lack of recognition is one of the contributors to unemployment, especially among the youth.

The Namibia Training Authority is thus consulting stakeholders in all the regions to develop an inclusive TVET structure.

"Whether you have an academic background or you do not have an academic background, you should be recognised. Who are the people who are building our houses? We take those people without the qualifications, and we let them build, and we pay them peanuts. When you give him a certificate, when you recognise him, that person can now be able to establish his own business, and then he can employ two, three new students."

Stakeholders who could not make it to the consultation can still submit their recommendations to the regional council until the end of August.