URDT Institute is a vocational training institute focusing on enabling 70,000 young people between 18-35 years to have dignified and fulfilling work opportunities. URDT uses the Satellite Approach to train youths for three months in collaboration with artisans and agribusiness practitioners in selected occupations under agriculture, construction and tourism, including soft skills.
AVA was selected to participate in this training. Besides having its own youths, it oversees the work of other artisans in and around Kamwenge. It has mobilised, verified and selected artisans and so far two cohorts of youths have been trained since 2022.
The areas in which the youths were trained include: nursery bed management and vegetable growing, tailoring, knitting, handicrafts, hair dressing, welding and metal fabrication, motorcycle repair and maintenance, and carpentry. The training includes assessment and certification by the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) which gives the trainees the possibility of going on to upgrade in their areas of interest.
