THE Namibia University of Science and Technology and Namibian Institute of Mining and Technology (Nimt) have received €2 million to offer courses that address the skills gap in the green hydrogen sector.
The project will be operating under the name Ignite GH2 and is delivered through the Team Europe Initiative on opportunity-driven skills and technical vocational education and training in Africa funded by the European commission and Germany.
During a signing ceremony at Nimt on Friday, commissioner for international partnerships Jozef Síkela said the project aims to develop technical and vocational skills on green technologies responding to industry needs.
“The Ignite GH2 project illustrates our 360 approach: investing not only in infrastructure, but equally in people. We are connecting young Namibians directly to concrete projects in the hydrogen economy,” said Síkela.
Ignite GH2 will upskill around 700 unemployed graduates to increase their employability in emerging energy sectors.
Beneficiaries of the training will be recorded on the Hyphen, Zhero and Daures Green
Hydrogen Village job seeker databases and will have a first call status prior to addressing
any open recruitment call.
