Deputy
permanent secretary at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Lamin Camara has said
Gambia government has made youth development an area of national development
priority.
Mr.
Camara was speaking recently at The Gambia Technical Training Institute (GTTI)
during the Education Institution’s Dissemination workshop Tracer Survey of
2015-2016. The main goal of the survey was to understand the labour market
outcomes and employability of its graduate.
He
said young people in any country represent the future of that country. “Youth
are not only leaders of tomorrow but also partners of today. Therefore, young
people are the young social actors of change and they are crucial segment of
national development.”
Mr.
Camara further stated that the government over the years has created enabling
environment for youth to actively participate in any meaningful socio-economic
development of the country.
He
said numerous initiatives have been launched with the view to improve youth
employment and productivity. This is a step in the right direction taking into
account that the government through the Ministry of Youth in partnership with
the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) and the ICT to use evidence-based methods
to support youth employment and development.
“We
want young people of the country to come on board and maximize the numerous
opportunities created by the government of Adama Barrow together with its
development partners.”
Modou
Jang Jallow from the Ministry of Higher Education Research, Science and
Technology said research is the key to knowledge creation and disseminations as
well as innovations that can propel our economic growth.
He
said the significance of the document could be as a source of reference
material tool for decision making, needs of the labour, market and relevance of
training programmers among others and to fulfill the mandate; other research
institutions must work closely with MOHERST in coordinating, planning and
guiding national research activities.