Francistown entrepreneurs to benefit from HRDC clinic
Koketso Kgoboge | Thursday February 23, 2017 17:40
The chief executive officer of HRDC, Dr. Raphael Dingalo said when addressing the media on Wednesday at Cresta Marang Hotel that entrepreneurs from Francistown, especially Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) would reap handsomely from the clinic.
He added that from February 27 to March 2, 2017 at the Business Botswana grounds it is anticipated entrepreneurs would gain a lot from the services of the clinic.
He said the NBHRDSC would complement the city’s vision of becoming a vibrant centre of economic activity in the northern part of the country and Botswana at large.
Dingalo said HRDC found it prudent to hold the occasion in Francistown for the first time because they want to bring their services closer to the people.
“We anticipate that people from far places like Kasane and others would attend the event and get first hand information about our mandate. This would greatly reduce their travelling costs to Gaborone. In the advent of technology, people can visit our website and get information about services that we offer. We hope to take the event to other places in the future,” said an optimistic Dingalo.
He said they have identified top 20 priorities in the 12 sectors of the economy inclusive of mining, minerals, energy and water resources sector, tourism sector, finance and business services sector, agriculture and creative industries among others that they want to empower or disseminate information to the learners so that they make informed decisions.
“The event also gives learners the opportunity to interact with different people from various sectors of the economy so that they get the correct information about the courses they would like to pursue in future,” Dingalo said.
He added that the NBHRDSC would be a one-stop shop, which would fully equip the learners with all the information they need in order not to make wrong career choices in future.
The HRDC’s manager, student welfare and planning, Marianyana Selelo said Botswana’s economy is heavily dependent on minerals, especially diamonds hence it was high time the country invested on its human resources as a source of capital.
“We also want to produce and export human resources that would compete favourably with others globally,” she said.
The HRDC also said it is in the process of engaging with professional bodies in the country like the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) and others to get their input on how they can produce students who are relevant to the labour market needs.