The Department
of Governance and Traditional Affairs held an Induction and Orientation
programme for Young Graduates in celebration of their achievement. The graduates were hosted at the Emperor’s
Palace on the 26 February 2019.
With the dire
need of technical skills amongst the youth, particularly in the field of
Engineering, the Department of Governance and Traditional Affairs through
Municipal Infrastructure Agent has set itself out on a mission to provide
support to dysfunctional and distressed Municipalities.
“What motivated MISA to run this project is the challenge we all know it terms of the infrastructure in Municipalities and the deficit of skills, in particular technical skills in Municipalities”, said Goodman Mlandazo Vimba, CEO of MISA.
MISA has set
its focus on supporting Municipalities with skilled pipeline, creating more
pool of professionals that municipalities could “dip” in and absorb in the
environment.
The Response of
the programme has been satisfactory, with 159 graduates ready to take on the
world as qualified and professional Engineers.
Vimba further said, MISA is not only looking to create a sector filled with skilled Engineers but they are also working on diversifying the Engineering sector.
“ The aim is to recruit as many young graduates in Engineering, Town Planning and Regional Planning as well as other built environment professionals to increase the pool of skills particulary withregards to engineering skills”, Vimba said.
The aim is to give graduates enough experience so they could register with a professional body and grow the economy.
