WASSER FÜR WASSER (WfW) | PROMOTE VOCATIONAL TRAINING
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LVTC workshop together with local partners, Lusaka / Lior Etter, WfW

PROMOTE VOCATIONAL TRAINING

WfW enables young people from low-income areas to receive water-specific vocational training. Graduates improve the water supply system on a long-term basis and enhance their own livelihood.


CURRENT SITUATION

Vocational Training in Zambia

Zambia has a shortage of qualified water supply specialists. There are 23 vocational schools in the country, but only few offer water-specific training. Financial support for secondary and tertiary education by the industry and the state is low, which means that costs must be covered primarily by the students. This leads to a lack of learning opportunities and expensive training positions.

Water Sector in Zambia

The water sector in Zambia provides a good basis. Eleven water suppliers are working on public contracts throughout the country and are audited annually by the National Council for Water Access and Sanitation (NWASCO). There are also a few private providers. However, there is little exchange between the industry and the educational sector. The great potential of cooperation is therefore not fully realised.


Zambia lacks qualified specialists to build and maintain water supply systems. The example of Switzerland shows that investments in vocational training yield great benefits to an economy in the long-run.


GOALS

The strengthening of the local vocational school improves the local water sector in a sustainable way. Our goals are based on this vision:

1

enable young people from low-income areas to pursue vocational training


2

improve and expand the infrastructure and staff of the schools


3

encourage the integration of schools, water suppliers and production companies


MEASURES

PROJECT

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VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN LUSAKA

Together with LVTC, WfW has been providing training for plumbers and water operators since 2015. 
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN MANSA

The partnership with MTTI enables water specific vocational training in the North of Zambia.

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