Over 170 future innovators and skilled professionals are in the spotlight as the Fourth National Skills Competition officially opened on Monday at Swakopmund.

The Fourth National Skills Competition kicked off in Swakopmund on Tuesday with a TVET Conference happening simultaneously.

The conference brings together policymakers, educators and industry leaders to discuss strategies for advancing skills development.

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture held a consultative session with education stakeholders regarding the Teaching Profession Regulation Draft Bill at Katima Mulilo.

The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture is committed to closing the skills gap in untapped sciences, technologies, engineering, and the vocational trades that underpin them.

Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, has said that plans are underway to transform the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) into an open university.

The Rossing Foundation, in collaboration with China National Nuclear Corporation, has sent off a group of learners selected from some of the country's best-performing schools in mathematics, science and English for a 10-day Gen Z excursion to China.

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.

The Arts Performance Centre, based in Tsuemb, has been collaborating with Tautiko Shine Private School in Onyanya Village to provide specialised support for students facing developmental challenges.

Windhoek Vocational Training Centre (WVTC) has received a boost to improve its studies and develop skills.

This follows a donation of two vehicles by Metje & Ziegler to be used in the field of auto mechanics, as well as equipment by the Social Security Commission for the welding field of study.