
Kamwenge District
Youth skills development partnership
Youth skills development partnership
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 oversaw the work of other 18 artisans in and around Kamwenge. The areas in which the youths are 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 included 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. The funding for the first phase ended in 2025 and AVA oversaw training of 1,897 youths. AVA is participating in the second phase.