Government moves to bridge graduate skills gap
Patience Makwele The government has begun implementing Namibia’s National Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Policy, bringing together education institutions, employers and state agencies to close the long-standing gap between classroom learning and workplace skills as part of efforts to improve graduate employability. The implementation phase was launched on Tuesday during the two-day national working session in Okahandja, […]
Patience Makwele
The government has begun implementing Namibia’s National Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Policy, bringing together education institutions, employers and state agencies to close the long-standing gap between classroom learning and workplace skills as part of efforts to improve graduate employability.
The implementation phase was launched on Tuesday during the two-day national working session in Okahandja, where officials from government, higher education institutions, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, regulators and industry are meeting to agree on coordination mechanisms, implementation priorities and monitoring systems for the 2026/27 financial year.
The policy, which was officially launched by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare in March, seeks to create a structured national framework that integrates workplace learning into higher education and vocational training, ensuring graduates acquire practical experience before entering the labour market.
Opening the workshop, deputy executive director Knox Otto Imbuwa delivered opening remarks on behalf of the executive director of education, Erastus Haitengela said the country had moved beyond policy formulation and was now focused on implementation.
