Ugu District youth urged to join skills revolution
Learners were encouraged to enrol and study to become skilled artisans to join the job market and business sector to grow the South African economy.
It was a day of dialogue, engagement and renewed commitment to strengthening the TVET sector as part of South Africa’s skills revolution, at the launch of TVET Month 2026 at the Ugu Sports and Leisure Centre recently.
Minister of Higher Education Buti Manamela shared the department’s vision for a TVET system that responds to the changing world of work and expands opportunities for young people.
Learners were encouraged to enrol and study to become skilled artisans to join the job market and business sector to grow the South African economy.
“Our education is free at TVET colleges; we focus on skills offerings and placing our students at workplaces for practical skills, so we offer inclusive education and training for our students. We produce artisans and entrepreneurs that contribute to job creation and the economic development of our country. University education is equally important as TVET college education, but we encourage learners to attend TVET colleges where we teach practical skills,” said Manamela.
He added that the objective is not simply to obtain a qualification, but to develop competence that can be applied in the workplace.
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