During their visit to the Greater Masaka Industrial Hub and Youth Vocational Training Center in Bugabira ward, Masaka City Wednesday, the duo agreed to collaborate in ensuring that young individuals, regardless of their educational background, have access to employable vocational skills for their livelihoods.
Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga, State House Comptroller Jane Barekye and State Minister for Health Anifa Kawooya at the Masaka Youth Industrial Hub
The government has partnered with Buganda Kingdom to address the
high youth unemployment by promoting vocational skilling programs. Jane
Barekye, the State House Comptroller, representing the government has joined
forces with Buganda Kingdom Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayiga to encourage
young people to embrace vocational skills training.
During their visit to the Greater Masaka Industrial Hub and Youth Vocational Training Center
in Bugabira ward, Masaka City Wednesday, the duo agreed to collaborate in
ensuring that young individuals, regardless of their educational background,
have access to employable vocational skills for their livelihoods.
Mayiga emphasized the Kingdom's willingness to exploit
opportunities aimed at bringing about meaningful transformation among its
people. He called upon the structural leaders within the Buganda kingdom to
mobilize the youth in their respective jurisdictions and encourage them to
participate in the government's vocational skilling programs.
Through the
Presidential Jobs Creation and Youth Skilling Initiative, the government has
recently constructed 19 regional training hubs across the country, offering
free vocational training courses tailored to young people, with a duration of
six months.
These courses cover a range of skills including welding and metal
fabrication, garment design and tailoring, bakery, bricklaying, building and
construction, hairdressing and cosmetology, and electrical installation, among
others, to equip the youth with practical skills for improving their lives.
Mayiga
expressed the Kingdom's long-term vision of implementing well-structured
programs to support its efforts in improving the quality of life for its youth,
who constitute a significant portion of the country's population. He believes
that this new partnership presents a great opportunity for achieving social and
economic transformation.
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Jane Barekye
highlighted the significance of leveraging Buganda's influence on its people as
a platform for mobilization in the fight against widespread youth unemployment
and poverty. The industrial hubs, with a capacity to enroll 240 students per
intake, aim to empower vulnerable young individuals who may have missed out on
formal education and are currently unemployed.
Barekye
emphasized that these hubs also contribute to the industrialization of the
economy by creating a skilled workforce capable of competing for employment
opportunities and fostering entrepreneurship.
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Additionally, the hubs will serve as one-stop centers for
value-addition to agricultural products, enabling farmers to generate more
income from their endeavors. The facilities within the hubs will be accessible
to community members for various value-addition purposes.
In
conclusion, the partnership between the government and Buganda Kingdom seeks to
address youth unemployment by promoting vocational skilling programs and creating
opportunities for socio-economic transformation. The industrial hubs aim to
equip young people with practical skills and foster economic growth within the
country.
