EINO VATILENI
SPEAKER of the National AssemblySaara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Friday urged learners to focus on areas that are in demand in the labour market
The speaker also told the learners to shun all the vices that distract them from learning such as alcohol abuse, drugs and teenage pregnancies.
She made these remarks on Friday while addressing learners and community members of Nangombe Secondary School in Okahao, Okahao Constituency.
“It is , therefore , important that you our youth take full advantage of the opportunities available to you to acquire education , so that you have the necessary skills and qualifications to get gainful employment and escape the cycle of poverty in which our communities have been entrapped for years , as well as to drive the development of our country,” she said.
‘WORRISOME’
According to Kuugongelwa-Amadhila the current situation where some of the youth struggle to get employment even after graduating is worrisome.
“Our government is committed to ensure that our education system ensures access to quality education for all our youth and that our youth are empowered to make sound choices of study fields,” she said.
She said the government is committed to ensure that graduates are supported to practice their professions through a range of programs that support increasing employment opportunities for them, support for research and development and support to those who opt to venture into business.
“In this regard, the government calls upon our communities and corporate entities to partner with it to ensure that education is available to all our youth as a right, to enable them to prosper as individuals and to ensure that the country can optimize their potential to advance our country’s development,” Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said.
She reaffirmed government commitment to ensuring that the schools are resourced adequately to be able to provide the required education.“As communities, we are also called upon to continue to support the education of our children , be it by encouraging our children to study or through provision of material support,” she added.
Eino Vatileni is an Information Officer at the National Assembly.
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