Employability Enhancement Programmes: 130 Trainees Awarded Certificates

A certificate-awarding ceremony for some 130 participants who completed various Employability Enhancement Programmes, notably the Youth Employment Programme and the Women Back to Work Programme, implemented by the Ministry of Labour and Industrial Relations, was held, yesterday, at the Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tower in Ebène. The Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations, Mr Muhammad Reza Cassam Uteem, was present at the ceremony.

Thus, some 44 trainees were enrolled in the Digital Proficiency Course delivered by the Mauritius Digital Promotion Agency; 23 participants received certificates for the Advanced Pastry Preparation Course delivered by the École Hôtelière Sir Gaëtan Duval and the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development; 33 participants completed the Ageing and Managing Disability Course delivered by Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd; and 30 trainees were awarded certificates for the Smart Agri-Business Course, conducted by Polytechnics Mauritius Ltd in collaboration with the Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute.

The programmes aimed at aligning the skills and qualifications of unemployed persons with the requirements of the labour market through skills development and training, with a view to bridging existing skills gaps and enhancing employability.

In his address, the Minister congratulated the awardees on the successful completion of their respective courses and commended them for the sacrifices they had made to achieve this. He also thanked the Ministry’s various partners, including the Human Resource Development Council, for their contribution to the implementation of the Employability Enhancement Programmes.

According to Mr Uteem, the Ministry was committed to assisting and supporting jobseekers in becoming financially independent and self-reliant by enhancing their employability. He recalled that there was often a mismatch between the skills demanded by employers and those available in the labour market. In addition, changing industry requirements and technological advancements had contributed to widening this gap.

The Minister stressed, therefore, the need to develop initiatives that would enable people to acquire the relevant competencies and skills required to secure employment in the current labour market.

Moreover, Minister Uteem encouraged the successful trainees to take advantage of the various opportunities and schemes offered by ministries and organisations, including SME Mauritius Ltd and Landscope Mauritius Ltd. He also invited them to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career option and encouraged them to become entrepreneurs.

19 August 2026

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Topics: Youth, Employment, Training