{"id":65179,"date":"2025-12-11T19:28:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mokhosi-urges-graduates-to-embrace-creativity"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T19:47:20","slug":"mokhosi-urges-graduates-to-embrace-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/mokhosi-urges-graduates-to-embrace-creativity","title":{"rendered":"Mokhosi Urges Graduates to Embrace Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong> <\/span>The Minister of Labour and Employment Ts\u2019eliso Mokhosi has urged about 74 graduates from Ntlafatso Skills Training Centre (NSTC) to be more creative and innovative after being equipped with basic skills in various courses.<\/p>\n<p>Mokhosi stated this at a graduation ceremony held at NSTC premises, by noting that the most important trick in business is knowing customers\u2019 needs, noting that capacitating the private sector is the only solution for economic growth in Lesotho, of nationals who have put trust in those who have opened businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWith initiatives like Sebabatso and Bacha Entrepreneurship Project; a partnership between Standard Bank Lesotho and Basotho Enterprises Development Corporation (BEDCO) aimed at combating the high rate of youth unemployment, you can always seek financial assistance to start your own business,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mokhosi applauded NSTC\u2019s management for having effectively run the centre with the little resources at their disposal, adding that the centre is way behind in terms of the machinery that is still be used in the workshops, and acknowledged that the government has to try to upgrade the centre, \u201cWe cannot be still operating with equipment that was handed as a gift over decades ago,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Lesotho<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The Minister of Labour and Employment Ts\u2019eliso Mokhosi has urged about 74 graduates from Ntlafatso Skills Training Centre (NSTC) to be more creative and innovative after being equipped with basic skills in various courses. 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