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Government has announced plans to revise the Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) Act to expand its framework to degree-level qualifications, while maintaining a strong focus on practical learning.
Technology and Science Minister, Felix Mutati, said the reform aligned with international best practices, including the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) methodology.
Mutati revealed this during the Africa Skills for Jobs Policy Academy Practitioner Programme in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Zambian Embassy in that country.
He said through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), government had already sponsored over 62,000 young Zambians for skills training, raising national enrolment figures from 34,000 to 96,000.
“This milestone reflects Zambia’s determination to empower its youth and position them as engines of economic growth, job creation, and innovation,” Mutati stated.
The Minister reaffirmed Zambia’s commitment to strengthening regional and international partnerships to advance the skills agenda, recognizing the importance of global cooperation in achieving inclusive and sustainable development outcomes.
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Mutati further assured the gathering of Zambia’s steadfast commitment to advancing economic diversification anchored on skills development.
He stressed the critical role of equipping the workforce with competence-based skills aligned to the needs of priority sectors such as mining, agriculture, and emerging industries.
“Skills development is central to Zambia’s vision of sustainable economic transformation and reducing the country’s historic overreliance on copper,” Mutati said.
He added that Zambia’s strategy emphasized strong collaboration between government and the private sector in designing and implementing industry-relevant and practical curricula.
“Such partnerships are intended to ensure that training institutions produce graduates with both technical expertise and hands-on experience demanded by the labour market,” he said.
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