Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) director of training programmes Modesto Gomani has underscored the significance of nurturing home-grown innovations that can bring solutions to local challenges. He said for the country to achieve its long-term development strategy, Malawi 2063 (MW2063), there is need for vocational training institutions to produce trainees who can develop innovations in their communities. To produce trainees with creative ideas, Teveta is this week training 27 instructors from Mangochi Community Technical College and Andiamo Community Technical College in Balaka District under the Design and Realisation Training initiative.
Gomani said instructors should inculcate innovation skills among trainees to enable them become effective problem-solvers to the challenges facing the country. “We want instructors who can help trainees come up with solutions to the challenges we are experiencing. I, therefore, call upon you to use your positions to produce the best trainees from your institutions to help the country achieve MW2063,” he said.
Gomani observed that despite Malawi being endowed with fertile land, the country continues to face challenges in agricultural production; hence, the need to ensure that trainees develop local technologies capable of addressing food insecurity. Mangochi Community Technical College principal Mbasa Mawembe said the training sought to address design and innovation gaps identified among instructors. “The training will equip the instructors with knowledge and skills to design and implement practical solutions,” he said.
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Eric July, president of instructors from Balaka-based Andiamo Community Technical College, pledged to apply the knowledge and skills during teaching. The training is running under the Skills for a Vibrant Economy Project with funding from the World Bank
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