Minister of Labour Skills and Innovation Joel Chigona has stressed the need for the country to have a powerful workforce with advanced technical skills which will contribute to industrialisation and employment creation.
Chigona said this on in at Lilongwe Technical College’s graduation ceremony of 323 students in various trades.
The minister said Malawi needs human capital with practical competence for the country to achieve its 2063 development aspirations.
Executive Director for TEVETA, Elwin Chiwembu Sichiola, commended the government for its committment in investing in technical education infrastructure, highlighting the recent completion of three technical colleges.
Lilongwe Technical College Principal Suzgika Mvalo said plans are underway to transform the institution into a centre of excellence in agricultural mechanisation.
Mvalo said the college intends to train technicians specialising in agricultural mechanisation, heavy plant operations and maintenance to support agricultural commercialisation in line with Malawi 2063.
The graduation ceremony was held under the theme “Knowledge into skills, skills into solutions, solutions into national development”.
By Beatrice Mwape
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