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Ongula Training Graduates 30 Tour Guides
By: Uakutura Kambaekua Thirty tour guides from the Erongo and Kunene regions were awarded certificates after successfully completing on-the-job apprenticeships at the Sesfontein Constituency’s Hobatare resort. The ceremony, held on Friday last week, saw 16 tourist guides from the Ombonde People’s Landscape in the Kunene Region and 14 from the Brandberg Landscape Protection Areas in […]
Lack Of Investments In Education Hinders Growth – Kavihuha
By:Flora Katutiramambo and Lavinia Shawapala LACK of investments in the education sector in Namibia is one of the factors preventing teaching to evolve into a profession that attracts investments and opportunities for teacher development and expansion. This is according to the Secretary General of the Teachers Union of Namibia (TUN), Mahongora Kavihuha, who highlighted that […]
Unconventional Thoughts: Are You Mentoring And Guiding Those Kids At Home
By:Kandjengo kaMkwaanyoka I have been around the country speaking and participating in various economic policy discussions, but one thing I didn’t do was speak to my younger siblings or cousins about economics and risk-taking. I want to say, that I am guilty of self-neglecting because they are part of me, and if I am to […]
Over 3,000 Unemployed, Qualified Teachers In Kavango Regions
By:Annakleta Haikera A group of unemployed teachers from the Kavango West and East claimed there are about 3,410 unemployed, qualified teachers in the two their two regions. The want government to recruit more teachers to fill staffing gaps and promote quality education in the two regions. The jobless teachers on Fridaydemanded that the Ministry of […]
TVET Survey Underway
Dwight Links The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) is currently conducting a Technical and Vocational Educational Training survey for the cohort of vocational and training graduates who were released into the labour market between 2018 and 2020. The period under review is similar to the first measured period of 2015 to 2017 where 2,668 graduates were […]
India -Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology to promote inclusive development
By: Fransina Nghidengwa The India-Namibia Centre of Excellence in Information and Technology will promote inclusive development, strength capacity, and building skills needed to reach the social economic objectives. This is the view of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, during the formal inauguration of the project on Monday. According […]
Minister Itah Kandjii-Murangi Urges Higher Learning Institutions To Align Teaching To New Economic Realities
By:Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus Higher learning institutions have been directed to align their courses with the country’s economic development agenda. This is the message of the Minister Of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi. She called for the labour force to be equipped with skills which are inline with new economic sectors such as oil, hydrogen […]
Kunene’s Academic Performance Requires Urgent Revival – Caley
By:Uakutura Kambaekua Kunene’s NSSCO grade 11 performance and NSSCAS level for 2022 dropped 1.2% from the 2021 37.4% pass rate. This poor performance has prompted the Ministry of Basic Education, together with the Kunene Regional Education Directorate, to map out strategies and best practices to improve the situation. Last week, the ministry and the regional […]
Teachers Not Trained Adequately On New Curriculum – Nanso
By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Erastus The Namibia National Students Organisation (Nanso) said it has found that teachers have not been sufficient trained and capacitated to deliver the revised curriculum. The findings are contained in the summary made public by Nanso spokesperson, Dorthea Iyaloo Nangolo at the end of last month. “Upon engaging the teachers, school principals, and […]
Exploration Of Indonesia-Namibia Vocational Education Cooperation
By:Staff writer The Indonesia Ambassador to Namibia, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo led a virtual meeting between officials from the two education ministries on Thursday. The meeting with Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia and the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation was to discuss areas of potential cooperation between the two ministries […]