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Mozambique opens vocational centre in Mutarara, Tete

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The Mozambican government has inaugurated a vocational training centre in Mutarara, Tete province, to strengthen young people’s skills. Minister Caifadine Manasse wants to develop such facilities in the districts to meet the needs of major projects and reduce unemployment, Rádio Moçambique reports.

Mozambique has inaugurated a vocational training centre in Mutarara, in Tete province, to increase young people’s access to skills sought by major economic projects. Youth and Sports Minister Caifadine Manasse said on Saturday that the government was working with partners to establish other centres in the districts, according to Rádio Moçambique.

The scheme is also intended to support the financing of initiatives led by young people, develop entrepreneurship and help reduce unemployment. Caifadine Manasse presented vocational training as a way of adapting young people’s skills to the needs of major projects established in different regions of the country.

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