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Initially this strategy focused  landscaping and facility maintenance, janitorial       to assist the Ministry in undertaking programs
                                 service provision, film, video and music production,   that will strengthen its capacity, in addition
on obtaining certification in    online entrepreneurship, specialised welding,          to designing interventions that directly
                                 hospitality, barbering and small appliance repairs,    contribute to the Vision 2030 education and
varied skills primarily from     among others.                                          training outcomes. Recognising traditional
                                                                                        or formalised solutions cannot be applied to
the Human Employment             Education is a critical determinant of social          some persons, so the Fund has developed
                                 and economic development of any country,               approaches through which individuals can
and Resource Training Trust      consequently JSIF has always and continues             access the skills and knowledge which will
                                 to invest significantly in human capital               allow them to obtain gainful employment and
(HEART) / National Training      development. JSIF has therefore responded to           live safe, productive and happy lives.
                                 the changing development arena and moved
Agency (NTA), but there were     from only constructing and equipping educational
                                 institutions to providing support directly to the MOE
issues with the capacity of

the targetted participants

and identification of the skill

sets that would enable them

to find employment. The

focus of ALSD is not solely

about training someone but

making them employable

and ready for the job

market. The ALSD areas

of focus in working with

youth through training are

Personal Development, Job

Readiness, Entrepreneurship

and Technical Vocational

Education  (TVOC)

(competency based skills).

The ALSD’s focus on TVOC

ensures the acquisition

of practical skills which

are driven by current and

emerging demands of

the economy. Under the

programme arrangements

are made with non-

traditional institutions that

offer National Council on

Technical and Vocational

Education and Training

(NCTVET)   certification,

such as Manpower and

Maintenance’s Institute

for Workforce Education &

Development, that teaches

landscaping and facility

maintenance and other

similar    organisations

which offer training

in needed skill sets.

Consequently, beneficiaries

have been trained in IT;

media development, IT

Maintenance (equipment

and software), software

applications, animation,
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