Mozambique: VET Toolbox 2 project ‘Capacitar para Transportar’ launched in Beira

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Mozambique: VET Toolbox 2 project ‘Capacitar para Transportar’ launched in Beira

1:07 CAT | 23 May 2022

Photo; Twitter / @SBeneditoEU

The VET Toolbox 2 project for enhancing transport and logistics skills development was launched at the headquarters of the Beira Commercial Association (ACB) on Tuesday, May 17th.

The launch event was attended by the EU Ambassador to Mozambique, the Secretary of State for Sofala, representatives of German Cooperation and vocational education institutions and members of the private sector transport and logistics (T&L) area.

Vocational, Education and Training (VET) Toolbox 2, co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is a regional initiative implemented in 11 African countries by a consortium of European cooperation agencies.

Launched VET Tool Box II project to train youth targeting the transport&logistics sector of Beira Port, a crucial move to stimulate #PPPs.@ACIS,Upload,Essor and @YoungAfricaInt to lead on implementation. Wider #EU🇪🇺action to support the integrated development of Sofala province. pic.twitter.com/2lDNSXEoE4

— Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar (@SBeneditoEU) May 17, 2022

In Mozambique, the project is implemented by GIZ-Cooperação Alemã, through the Employment and Skills for Development in Africa (E4D) initiative.

This initiative contributes to improving the investment climate in African countries by strengthening the human capital necessary for investments to be successful and become drivers of inclusive economic growth, social development and job creation.

In Mozambique, the VET Toolbox 2 initiative will be called “Capacitar para Transportar” (Training for Transport) and will contribute to economic development and the improvement of the investment environment in the cities of Beira and Maputo, with the potential to employ 200 people and improve the professional situation of over 100 workers in the sector, focusing on:

Young people and women taking advantage of available internships and employment opportunities, and

Small national transporters and other T&L workers to increase their professionalisation and access more business opportunities, thus creating more and better jobs.

The Secretary of State for Sofala, Stella Pinto Novo Zeca, said that “the project will improve employability in the sector and bring new dynamism to micro, small and medium-sized companies;” adding that “the Beira corridor could become much more competitive, taking into account the strategic position of the Port of Beira in relation to the hinterland countries”.

The Maputo and Beira economic corridors represent strategic economic areas with a high concentration of companies, both foreign and local, of different sizes. The T&L sector plays an important role in the economic development of these corridors, fostering the country’s development and improving the quality of life of those benefiting from the corridors.

In his speech, EU Ambassador António Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar highlighted “the enormous potential of Beira as a strategic development corridor which can benefit from the creation of sustainable jobs and strengthen the transport and logistics sector, essential for the country’s growth and development”.

The VET Toolbox project is being implemented in Mozambique in partnership with the French ‘ESSOR’ NGO, the Beira Commercial Association (ACB), government institutions linked to professional education and the T&L sector, as well as companies and associations in the sector, including, among others, Bollore, Appload, MSC, Additional, ASTROS and ASSOLNAMO.

Source: GIZ Mozambique / Press Release