Liberia Expands Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Opportunities to Eight More Counties as New Training Facilities Take Shape

More young Liberians will have access to practical skills training as the Ministry of Education advances the expansion of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the country.

Through the European Union-supported Youth Rising II Project, in collaboration with the Government of Sweden, investments are strengthening vocational training facilities, instructor development, and opportunities for young people to acquire skills relevant to employment and entrepreneurship.

The Ministry is already benefiting from TVET investments in senior secondary schools across Margibi, Montserrado, Grand Gedeh, Lofa, Sinoe, and Maryland Counties.

Now, eight additional school-based TVET centers are being developed in Gbarpolu, Rivercess, Bomi, Grand Bassa, Nimba, River Gee, Grand Kru, and Grand Cape Mount Counties.

These facilities are intended to offer practical training in areas including automotive technology, electrical installation, ICT, refrigeration, welding, carpentry, fashion design, cosmetology, agriculture, and tourism.

And there is encouraging progress!

The TVET center at Bopolu Central High School in Gbarpolu County has been completed and is awaiting dedication. A new Teacher Residential Unit at Booker Washington Institute (BWI) has also been completed to accommodate TVET instructors participating in refresher training and professional development.

In Grand Cape Mount, the planned tourism-focused training center at Robertsport High School presents an opportunity to connect young people with skills relevant to hospitality, tourism, and local enterprise.

The Youth Rising Project is also supporting TVET facilities under the Ministry of Youth and Sports, contributing to broader national skills development efforts.

For the Ministry of Education, expanding TVET means creating stronger connections between secondary education, practical training, and Liberia’s workforce needs.

Our ambition is to see more young Liberians leave school with skills they can use, opportunities they can pursue, and the confidence to build livelihoods and businesses of their own.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Education: Republic of Liberia.