K333M raised for skills development project

The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry has raised K333 million to implement industrial yards in eighty provinces of the Country under the Skills Development and Entrepreneurship project.

The project which is supported by the African Development Bank and whose funding was approved by Cabinet on the 15th of February this is year is meant for women and youths.

Margaret Mwanakatwe

And Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margerate Mwanakatwe has disclosed at a media briefing held in Lusaka this afternoon that Mansa, Kasama, Solwezi, Chipata, Mongu, Lusaka , Kitwe and Ndola will be the Districts where the construction and operationalisation of industrial yards will be done.

Ms. Mwanakatwe says part of the raised K333 million will also used for intensifying commercialization of cassava in 5 provinces.

She says this is besides strengthening Business Development Services (BDS) in all provinces as well as strengthening Youth Development Centres.

Ms. Mwanakatwe has told journalists that this will be a transformational programme that will create 16, 000 jobs this year.

She says through industrial yards alone a total of 4,000 direct sustainable jobs will be created.