Tropics Derma Research & Training Institute, TDRTI and the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training, MINEFOP have joined forces to enhance the growth and development of professional education in the country.
The partnership seeks to increase access to training programs by providing scholarship opportunities to students.
By doing so, both the ministry and TDRTI are seeking to address the critical gap in specialised skincare professionals in the country, and contribute to the development of a thriving local beauty industry.
Through the initiative, new employment opportunities will be created in the local beauty and wellness industry, addressing the issue of unemployment the country is currently facing. This will by extension boost Cameroon’s economy and contribute to economic growth.
The Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Issa Tchiroma Bakary has on many occasions emphasised on the need for more young people to take up professional training courses, with the possibility to become self employed, while creating employment opportunities for others.
Tchiroma, who has headed the Employment and Vocational Training Ministry since January 4, 2019, called on young Cameroonians to embrace technical and vocational training as an indispensable tool for the competitive labour market.
“If your diploma does not open doors in the labour market, you have to put it aside and get the technical or vocational training the market wants. Without technical and vocational training, it is impossible to find jobs,” he stressed.
The Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training is responsible for developing and implementing the government’s policy on employment, training, and professional integration.
Part of the ministry’s mission include offering financial and technical support to vocational training centres as well as encouraging collaboration between training centres and companies to better adapt training to the needs of the labour market.