Some parents with children attending Gabriel Muhuli Combined School at Sambyu, Kavango East Region, say they will keep their children away from school because the school environment is dangerous. The children did not attend school on Monday and Tuesday. Parents are currently meeting at the school, expressing their dissatisfaction with its condition. Some of their […]
Over 170 future innovators and skilled professionals are in the spotlight as the Fourth National Skills Competition officially opened on Monday at Swakopmund. The event aims to showcase talent and is a bold statement about the country’s commitment to building a competitive, innovative, and future-ready workforce. It was a night of pride and celebration as […]
The Fourth National Skills Competition kicked off in Swakopmund on Tuesday with a TVET Conference happening simultaneously. The conference brings together policymakers, educators and industry leaders to discuss strategies for advancing skills development. During the opening of the conference, the Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Dino Ballotti, called for the […]
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture held a consultative session with education stakeholders regarding the Teaching Profession Regulation Draft Bill at Katima Mulilo. The bill aims to, among other things, establish a professional body to regulate teachers and devise professional growth. Highlighting the aim of the consultation, former unionist Basilus Haingura […]
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture is committed to closing the skills gap in untapped sciences, technologies, engineering, and the vocational trades that underpin them. This was reaffirmed at the Innovating Green Networks Through Industry and TVET Empowerment for Green Hydrogen signing ceremony between Namibia and Germany by the Deputy Executive […]
The National Skills Competition officially kicked off at Swakopmund. Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture Minister Sanet Steenkamp, who inspected the venue ahead of the opening, was satisfied with the preparedness. With 16 trades and over 170 competitors, this year’s competition aims to continue highlighting the important role the TVET sector plays in skill […]
There was a celebration of culture, identity and unity at Tsumkwe Primary School last week, with learners and parents commemorating Namibia’s Heritage Week under the theme ‘Torchbearer of Our Heritage’. Learners from diverse cultural backgrounds took centre stage to showcase their traditional dances, songs and costumes that reflect Namibia’s rich heritage. Teachers, like Waldi Kooper, […]
The Rossing Foundation, in collaboration with China National Nuclear Corporation, has sent off a group of learners selected from some of the country’s best-performing schools in mathematics, science and English for a 10-day Gen Z excursion to China. The delegation, comprising 12 learners from across all regions, will participate in an educational and cultural exchange […]
The Ministry of Education has agreed to construct a school at the site where learners are currently being taught under trees in Ndama East, Rundu. The decision followed an intervention by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare after discussions between the community and authorities reached a stalemate. The Prime Minister said that as part of the government’s […]
