Report by Augustine Bill Kollie– augustinekollie87@gmail.com
KAKATA CITY: The shortage of adequate equipment is reportedly affecting practical exercises for students acquiring Technical and Vocational Skills training at the Booker Washington Institute in Margibi County.
The disclosure was made by a 26 year old student Kpannah Varney of the TVET department, who is an interim of Heavy equipment operation also known as heavy duty operator.
We really want the Government and the European Union to bring additional equipment for us to practice because, we don’t have enough equipment at the practical session”
Despite student Kpannah’s statement, the European Union has provided nineteen million-five hundred thousand euro towards a five year YOUTH RISING technical training for young Liberians.
The youth rising project aims to support technical and vocational education and training in Liberia, funded by the European Union, implemented by United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Youth and Sports.
Kpannah Varney expressed gratitude to the European Union for the support towards technical vocation training for young people, especially women and girls in Liberia.
She further encouraged young Liberian women and girls to take advantage of male dominated areas especially technical skills training.
For my saying and my thought, anything men do, women can do the same. Back in the days as a kid, I decided that when I grow up, I will become a heavy duty operator.
I would like to encourage my fellow friends especially the women to put time into technical skills training.
Women must always get the thinking that anything men do, we women can do the same.
26 year old Kpannah, who is expected to shortly graduate from the BWI TVET program called on other organizations to create work space for students who are graduating with technical educational skills.
The Heavy Duty interim spoke Thursday, March 12, in an exclusive interview a participant of the EU-Liberia partnership for young media professionals at the BWI-Japan Heavy equipment operator school.
“YOUTH RISING” is in alignment with Liberia’s National TVET policy (2015-2020).
The project contributes to youth employment by improving access to quality technical and vocational education for young women and men, promoting entrepreneurship, and connecting education with the private.
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