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TJIPENANDAJAMBI KUHANGA
The steadily rising youth unemployment rate in Namibia is due to skill mismatches and poor career choices.
That's what Labor Minister Errki Nghimtina said at the launch of the fifth edition of the Namibia Career Guide 2018/2019.
This career guide has been written to help Namibians, especially young people, with effective study methods, different careers and professions.
"The Ministry of Labor has embarked on this project to develop and update the career guide," Nghimtina said.
Statistics show that the youth unemployment rate in Namibia is 45.5%, which has allowed the country ranked in Africa with the fourth highest youth unemployment rate.
Swaziland occupies the pole position with 55%, followed by South Africa with 54%, then Libya with a youth unemployment rate of 45.9%.
Nghimtina said the guide is updated every three years to follow the dynamics of the workforce, which systematically requires new advanced skills to remain competitive in the local and global economy.
"The economic slowdown in Namibia has affected national projects, resulting in a number of job losses and an increase in the unemployment rate," the minister said.
He added that it is imperative that young people receive guidance to acquire skills in the relevant careers required by the job market.
It is obvious that the Ministry of Labor has created a website, Namibia @ work, which allows the world of work to navigate more easily to opportunities, especially for the younger generation.
This is because the country's long-term vision of becoming an industrialized country by 2030 requires the development of a skilled and semi-skilled labor force.
The minister said that careers in the technological and professional trades are at the forefront of this vision and require advanced skills.
Choosing the right career results in high job satisfaction and job performance, increasing productivity, which contributes to economic prosperity.
"Career counseling is essential because it puts talent where it is needed and maximizes the use of educational opportunities," Nghimtina said.
A life skills teacher at Ella du Plessis High School, who also spoke at the launch, said, "We are here to guide learners into the career opportunities that they must to follow. If they want to study medicine, we advise them the topics that they must follow. If they want to be lawyers or journalists, we also guide them with regard to the subjects they must do in high school. "
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