On April 19th, the ceremony for the delivery of four Air, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning classrooms at Escola Industrial Primeiro de Maio took place, rehabilitated and equipped under the AID Program. 10395 PRETEP PLUS, funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Mozambique, Gianni Bardini, the Secretary of State for Technical and Vocational Education, Mety Oreste Gondoloa, the Director of the AICS-Maputo Regional Office, Paolo Enrico Sertoli, among others.
Escola Industrial Primeiro de Maio was rehabilitated with air, ventilation, and air conditioning laboratories, amounting to 68.5 million meticais, and is one of the nine beneficiary institutes to be rehabilitated and equipped under the PRETEP PLUS Program. The Primeiro de Maio Institute will thus contribute to the training of trainers in the field of air conditioning and refrigeration, which, more broadly, represents support in employment training in the Agricultural, Hospitality, and Tourism sectors, key areas of intervention of the PRETEP PLUS Program.
In his inaugural speech, the Italian Ambassador to Mozambique specified that “PRETEP PLUS aims to achieve an increase in employability and social inclusion for at least 27,000 users of schools and institutions in the subsector of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the thematic areas of Agriculture, Hospitality, and Tourism“, thus contributing to the achievement of national occupational goals, ensuring decent employment for all, including women and youth.
On his part, Mety Gondola, Secretary of State for Technical and Vocational Education, stated that the project with Italy allowed “creating conditions for there to be a center dedicated to training trainers“.
PRETEP PLUS is a Program to support the Reform of Technical and Vocational Education and Training implemented by the Secretary of State for Technical and Vocational Education (SEETP), with funding from the Italian Government in the amount of thirty-five million euros and well-aligned with the pillars of the Mattei Plan. The program aims to disseminate TVET skills related to technical education at the secondary level and labor inclusion, as indicated based on the priorities of Italian Cooperation. Over the next few months, nine institutes will be rehabilitated in various provinces of Mozambique.
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