Africa-Press – Eswatini. In a noteworthy investment of E400 million, the European Union has embarked on an initiative to up skill the business community in Eswatini, providing vocational training to unemployed graduates.
According to Federation of Eswatini Business Community (FESBC) Head of Business Transformation Mavela Sigwane, the initiative was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Labour and Social Security and Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade.
Sigwane said the unemployment in the country was a pressing issue especially among tertiary graduates. FESBC developed this program to transform these students into potential job creators, equipping them with the skills and mindset necessary to become successful entrepreneurs.
Sigwane, addressing the Eswatini TV market view, he emphasized that the program’s ultimate goal was to convert all graduates into job creators, reaching a target of 100%. He shared that the initiative would span over a period of seven years, with a possibility for extension depending on the EU’s satisfaction with the outcome.
Sigwane confirmed that the team was currently in the process of finalizing the logistics for identification of eligible graduates, and the program was slated to commence next month (July).
This timely intervention by the FESBC is backed by EU funding that offers hope for a brighter future for Eswatini’s unemployed graduates as they embark on the path of entrepreneurship.
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