MONROVIA, November 15 (LINA)-Youth and Sports Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe has called on Liberian youths to take advantage of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program instituted by the Government of Liberia.

He said this would help to improve their livelihoods in the future because according to him, it will make them to become attractive and in demand on the job market.

According to the Liberia News Agency, Minister Nagbe spoke Friday at the opening of a one- day Inter-Ministerial Task Force on Technical and Vocational Education and Training Consultation Seminar on the Draft Operational Plan for the Development of TVET for 2015-2020 held at the Education Ministry.

He attributed the increase in the number of unemployed youths in the country to their failure to acquire the needed training particularly in the area of  technical education.

Minister Nagbe also pointed out that  the TVET program will help develop the nation’s economy adding, “so we must build the capacities of the young people”.

He stressed that in 2015, most of the available jobs will be in the technical and agriculture sectors, adding, “this is why TVET seeks to address the many challenges that young people face to improve their living conditions”.

In remarks, Labor Minister Neto Lighe, Sr., promised his ministry’s fullest cooperation in boosting the government’s TVET program.

He said over the years, Liberia has been importing technocrats to fill the gaps created in the technical areas of the country because of the absence of skilled people in this field.

LINA