Young graduates from vocational training courses accredited by IFPELAC

Over thousand young people trained through short-term vocational training courses promoted by Helvetas Mozambique in various fields, including carpentry, mechanics, sewing, metalwork, baking, and other trades, in the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado, and Niassa, were accredited by the Alberto Cássimo Institute for Vocational Training and Labor Studies (IFPELAC) by last August. The process marks a new phase of skills validation and professional accreditation for young people trained through informal or extra-institutional training centers.

The fact is that in the recent past, young people trained in non-institutional training centers received only a certificate of participation at the end of their six-month training courses. As a result, many faced difficulties entering the job market, often competing for opportunities with graduates accredited by various formal educational institutions.

However, the situation has changed with IFPELAC's systematic monitoring and supervision of youth training in non-formal training centers, thus enabling the collection of student information and their registration on the digital platform for issuing certificates. The validation of skills by IFPELAC gives greater credibility and increases the chances of success for employment, educational advantages, and career opportunities for young graduates of the various short training courses promoted by Helvetas Mozambique, an organization that has been supporting this whole process, which in the future will be able to benefit master craftsmen as well.

The SIM! project (Skills for Youth in Mozambique) is funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, while HOJE (Skills plus Opportunity lead to Youth Employment) is supported by its own funds.