Learners from different schools in the capital participated in the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre Open Day, which aimed to encourage them to venture into TVET-related careers.

There has been a perception that TVET is for academic failures, but this narrative has changed, as the sector becomes pertinent to realising industrialisation.

The manager at the Windhoek Vocational Training Centre, Polli Andima, emphasised the importance of exploring diverse training programs and careers for personal growth. 

"It is an opportunity to look at a career path that may help you, as learners and students, to shape your future. WVTC does not just want to be a training institution. We don't want to just be a training institution. We want to be a beacon of hope, a hub for skill development, and a vehicle for economic transformation in the country."

The Chairperson of the WVTC Board of Directors, Parastus Nepolo, encouraged learners to look at vocational training as a door to opportunities.

"We must win through innovation and creativity. But it's not those that are too smart that pass with A's, B's and C's because I believe that teachers will agree with me in your classrooms, there are those learners that you just put from grade four. Yeah, they might just go and finish. You just push them. But if you say sometimes, if you, if you, if you, if you monitor them closely, you will see that they have some creativity."