Assistant Minister of Labor for Manpower Planning and Human Resource Development Emmanuel Barnes has successfully participated in a week long training conference in Mombasa, Kenya.
The Assistant Labor Minister who fully represented Liberia at the second General Conference of the Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network(SASASNET), in the Coastal City of Mombasa, Kenya, stated that the conference was a rewarding one for the Country.
Among other things, the conference he stressed focus on shaping the human capacity of many young people who envisage trade education outside of the formal learning procedures.
As part of the continental gathering, Minister Barnes participated in a panel discussion known as the High-level Ministerial session where we give Liberia’s perspective on transforming apprenticeship systems in the informal economy for youth employability.
Speaking at the conference, the Liberian Assistant Labor Minister for Planning, Human Resource and Development highlighted the need for a structural approach and a uniformed module development.
He also emphasized the need for occupational standardisation of TVET Curriculum and institutionalization of Apprenticeship from a governmental approach.
“It was also a great learning opportunity from representatives of Namibia, Kenya and Nigeria who have all formalised their approaches in this regard”, he emphasized.
Making use of his skills and expertise during the conference, Barnes also maximize the opportunity to network on behalf of Liberia where he push and arrived at a tentative agreement that are geared toward positively impacting the Country.
“We have received provisional invite for a study tour to Namibia and the willingness of our Nigerian counterparts to aid Liberia in hosting a mini conference where they will significantly collaborate with a local polytechnic or technical institute in beginning the process of formalization”, he further informed the media.
Barnes who commended the organizers of the conference also committed Liberia’s willingness to leverage on the existing opportunities to help in the transformation of many young people manpower capacities into useful technicians and skilled individuals.
