Claudiana Cole was speaking last Friday in Bakau during the graduation of the first cohort of students at Ida’s Idea Fashion and Design Institute.
“At the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, we talk about the promotion of TVET, and when we talk about the promotion of TVET, that means skills and vocational training. In our policy and in the current education policy, we have it that we are going to be promoting TVET.”
Minister Cole reminded that basic and secondary education is the foundation and the beginning on which all the others would stand on.
“So even at that level, we are talking about promoting TVET, technical and vocational education; and when we talk about technical and vocational education, all we are talking about is skills training. We want to train people to have skills, particularly the young people of today.”
She indicated that they have realised that many people with skills in The Gambia are not citizens and that most of these highly skilled persons currently in the labour force come from other countries.
“And they are providing skills to us in these countries in many different fields. So, what about our own young people.”
She argued that not all the young people from classrooms would be able to sit in offices, nor can they all be admitted into the university.
“Therefore, I want to encourage the youth to acquire skills to complement those people from the university with their expertise and knowledge.”
Mam Sait Njie, on Wednesday appeared before the TRRC and described former President Yahya Jammeh as a monster and fraudster after his intersection with Jammeh in connection with a land transaction he was involved in with the Social Security Housing Finance Cooperation (SSHFC).
UNESCO, in partnership with Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism in Nigeria through the Peace building Fund, Tuesday began a three-day training on Media and Information Literacy (MIL) for youth leaders at Senegambia.
At least 25 Gambian journalists from the print, electronic and online platforms on Wednesday began a two-day advanced training on fact-checking at Sea View Garden Hotel, Kololi.
The National Audit Office (NAO) on Saturday concluded a three-day workshop with its auditees (institutions audited by the NAO e.g., Government ministries, departments, subvented institutions, local government councils/municipalities, and projects) at Metzy Residence Hotel.
