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National Occupational Standards Framework Launched in Tourism and Agriculture.
December 1, 2020 at 6:12

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Government has embraced development of occupation standards in order to create quality skilled workforce in various economic sectors. Higher Education Permanent Secretary Kayula Siame disclosed.

Mrs. Siame said over the years her Ministry embarked on linking the bridge between quality and access occupational standards from the mismatch.

Permanent Secretary was speaking today at the launch of the National Occupational Standards developed by the Zambia Qualifications Framework (ZAQA) in Lusaka.

“The necessity of trade is very critical and hence we need to have occupation standards that are responsive to quality and access in Industry, the six launched occupation standards encompassed Agriculture and Tourism.

Mrs. Siame explained that the Government required experts with quality standards of qualifications hence her Ministry was proactive in developing qualifications comparable not only

regionally but also internationally, she added that ZAQA will extend the development of more occupational standards to other sectors that include manufacturing and the mining.

“We are giving ZAQA the push and we are very happy partnering with the Irish Government to support ZAQA and collectively move on course of the strategic process”. Mrs. Siame said.

Mrs. Siame called on the public and private sectors to come on board and provide necessary concepts on the development of occupational standards and create the 2030 vision on the requisite skills.

And Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) CEO and Executive Director Mirriam Chiyaba said ZAQA recognized several occupations in the country and at the outset identified what has been launched today in the sectors of tourism, agriculture, livestock and fisheries in order to set responsive trades and occupational standards framework.

Mrs. Chiyaba said the launch of the occupational standards will form a strong basis and responsive to the requirement of industry.

Irish Ambassador to Zambia Seamus O’Grady said the partnership of the two Governments have been applied progressively in cordial and practicable collaboration ties. His Excellence O’Grady disclosed that the forty-year partnership between The Republic of Ireland and Zambia pragmatically executed in various sectors of education, health, and agriculture are among workable partnership to witness today.

His Excellence O’Grady said The Republic of Ireland has over the years embraced credible qualifications and collectively interrogated concepts and supported occupational standards and information management systems in partnership with the Government of the Republic of Zambia.

His Excellence O’Grady disclosed that a total sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand euros was disbursed towards the development of occupational standards, but he however stressed that the partnership was more than monetary.

Ambassador O’Grady added that the launched ambitious program shall address challenges to find solutions in industry in order to meet economical strides.

Moving a vote of thanks, Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) Director General Cleopus Takaiza said the TEVET sector was looking forward for more profiles to be developed make the best desired and improved quality TEVET sector.