In Support Of The President

Monday, November 19, 2018

Masisi delivering the SONA PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The transformational agenda with reference to education as elaborated during the State of the Nation Address (SONA 2018) relayed a vivid trajectory path towards a Knowledge based economy.

This marked the beginning of the fifth session of the 11th parliament. In clear terms, His Excellency deliberated on human capital development (paragraph 54 to 59), education and scaling up access to vocational education and training (paragraph 128 to 138).

In short, the President acknowledges the need for making vocational training attractive so that citizens can tap on the many available opportunities in areas where such skills are needed.

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