The European Union (EU) and the government of Germany have agreed to provide ten million U.S. dollars for the construction of a national technical vocational education and training (TVET) centre in Liberia.

It is understood that the project will be implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, with direct funding from the EU and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

The lack of a central facility to carry out all TVET for youths has been a major issue in the country.

GIZ Project Director, Matthias Schroeder, said the joint-multi donor action project was basically intended to provide the needed support for the TVET sector in Liberia.

Schroeder said improving Liberia’s TVET sector was as important as improving all other development sectors in the country.

According to him, the establishment of a national TVET centre will contribute to job creation for young people and establish a performance-based vocational training system in the West African country.

The EU Ambassador and Head of the EU delegation to Liberia, Laurent Delahousse, said the EU was in the country to give its full support to the Liberian government.

GIZ, which has over the years worked with government and local partners in supporting TVET activities in the country, commissioned a road map in December 2020 to seek support for the establishment of a national TVET centre.

It is the road map that has led to the EU and the German government coming together to provide the funds for construction of the center.

The construction is expected to begin in October this year.

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