OKAKARARA - The Ministry of Works and Transport Directorate of Works in the Otjozondjupa in preparation for their games visited the Okakarara Vocational Training Centre and played friendly matches in Football, Netball and Volleyball at the Centre’s sports grounds.

The two teams put up a great game in all the codes that were hosted for the day.

Sports is important for fitness both physical and mental and the teams yet again exhibited the importance of having fit bodies.

The OVTC team comprised of both Staff and Trainees whilst that of the Ministry was composed of staff from the said ministry.

The games were held on 19 June 2024 in the afternoon.

OVTC will participate in the upcoming VETSUN Games to be held in the Zambezi region in September 2024. The games provided an opportunity for the centre to be prepared for the games in September.

The games were a part of stakeholders’ engagement and in an effort of improving the Centre’s relationship with relevant parties.

A delegation from the Regional education directorate from Otjozondjupa paid the OVTC management a courtesy visit on Friday, 17 May 2024 in Okakarara.

The meeting held early this morning was attended by the Regional Director of Education Mr. Gebhard Ndafenongo and Ms. Laurentia Muzuma an inspector of the visited circuit. Discussions considered areas of collaboration between the Ministry of Education in the region and OVTC.

The team identified learning and skills for life, work and sustainable development as one of those areas to be explored.

The regional directorate through its strategic plan for the 2024 year is willing to support creative industries to diversify a plethora of opportunities for Namibians.

In addition, the plan was further explained to the OVTC management on the performance improvement plans by monitoring progress of practical subjects’ course work. This the Director says can be achieved through the organization of regional talks for both grade 11 and AS Levels.

The country held a National Conference on Education, Mr. Ndafenongo further reiterated the recommendations of the conference and implored the OVTC to drive the narrative of reaching out to every Namibian child. This he says, can be achieved through the acceleration of educational infrastructure development and the review of the TVET curriculum with its strengthening.

On its part, the OVTC management spoke about the production of the school uniforms, leather shoes, repairs of school desks and chairs for the region. An idea the regional director welcomed. The Vocational Training Centre will assist the three technical schools in the region with exposure for the learners to advance their technical careers. 

The meeting concluded with a decision to host a joint regional career fair at the OVTC from the 15^th of July this year. The fair is to be attended by all the schools in the region.

OKAKARARA - The NTA Board Chairperson, Mr. Jerome Mutumba and the CEO, Mr. Erick Nenghwanya visited the Okakarara Vocational Training Centre on the 20th of May 2024. The visit was to inspect the construction site at Pamwe and meet with the OVTC Management. 

The meeting was not only attended by NTA Staff but the Central Procurement Board of Namibia was represented too.

The construction at Pamwe is well on course and the building is anticipated to be occupied by January 2025.

Following deliberations with various project teams and sections to ensure the full completion of the project, the duo together with the Procurement Manager Richard Ndjahera and Projects Supervisor, Gad Kangueehi, the NTA executives toured the Centre to inspect the works done by the Centre and it trainees. 

Moses Tjirare, the Centre Manager of Okakarara Vocational Training Centre used the opportunity to present the Centre’s future plans to the NTA executives. In addition, the management team at OVTC seized the moment and highlighted on the success stories that the Centre has to show. Some of the highlights were the constructions completed by the Centre using trainees and the expertise at the disposal of the training institution.

The visiting team was presented with a t-shirt produced at the OVTC Clothing Production Unit in Okakarara.

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The Okakarara Vocational Training Centre appoints Mr. Moses Tjirare as the new Centre Manager effective, 01 March 2022.

Mr. Tjirare has more than 14 years' experience and has obtained various qualifications relevant to the TVET Sector such as a National Diploma in Plumbing, National Trade Certificate, National HIgher Certificate in Instructor Training, Bachelor Degree in Training and Development, Honours' Degree in Human Resources and a Masters' Degree in Management. 

With his accolades, the OVTC is in capable hands and will continue growing.