ADDIS ABABA- The preparation of the citywide Technical and Vocational Education and Training Week has created a great opportunity to show the status of the sector to the society, the City Administration announced.
The closing ceremony of the 14th citywide TVET Week held yesterday at the Addis Ababa Exhibition Center.
Speaking at the occasion, Mekbeb Woldehana, Head of the Enterprise and Technology Development Sector of the Addis Ababa City Administration said that the preparation of the week has made it possible to make the society aware of the level of technology and innovation that the sector has reached.
The event is also of great significance to strengthen the ties between technical and professional institutions. In this way, young people who have a profession have been motivated to solve the problems of the society in a scientific way.
According to Mekbeb, the Addis Ababa Skill and Labor Bureau is paying due attention to produce competitive and skilled human resources in the TVET sector. “Inventions presented during the week are multiplied and help to ensure the benefit of the society and create an initiative to produce proxy products on a large scale.
Equal considerations will also be given to make TVET institutions accessible. TVET colleges will continue to work on capacity building so that they can play their part in creating a qualified and competitive workforce.
During the week, various events including technological innovation, handicrafts and fashion show competitions were held, and the products and indigenous works of the young entrepreneurs of the TVET Colleges in the city were put on display.
More than 50,000 members of the public visited during the technical and professional week that was held from June 22 to 27.
The head further mentioned that techniques and skills should be made to act as proxies and solve problems in the required quality and quantity by increasing productivity. “The Bureau will work with determination so that the products bring results in relation to the problems on the ground.”
Trophies and various incentive prizes were given to professionals and colleges who won in various fields of the program.
The 14th City-wide Technical and Vocational Education and Training Week was opened by Mayor Adanech Abebe, and the closing program was attended by heads of the Addis Ababa City Administration’s Labor and Skills Bureau, invited guests and various members of society.
BY EYUEL KIFLU
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2024
