Published: September 17, 2025
MONROVIA — Interest in Liberia’s technical and vocational education and training sector has climbed sharply over the past three years, with enrollment interest reaching 50 percent in 2024 compared with just 12 percent in 2022 and 33 percent in 2023, according to the Agriculture and Industrial Training Bureau.
AITB Director General Abraham Billy announced the figures Tuesday at the opening of a two-day regional stakeholder engagement and capacity-building workshop in Monrovia. The event, designed to strengthen Liberia’s TVET system, is focused on promoting compliance with quality standards in vocational training.
Billy said the government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has demonstrated an unprecedented commitment to TVET by appointing a management team to lead the bureau’s work and constituting a National Council of TVET. He noted that several new policy instruments have also been crafted to support institutions operating in the sector.
“TVET is a priority for this government, and we are ensuring that Liberia has the necessary structures and policies in place to deliver quality skills training for its citizens,” Billy said.
UNESCO representative Juel M. Mutea, who also addressed the gathering, described vocational education as “the best pathway” to empower young people and urged participants to generate practical ideas for strengthening the sector. He reaffirmed UNESCO’s continued support for Liberia’s TVET programs.
The workshop, held under the theme “Strengthening Collaboration for Quality and Inclusive TVET Delivery in Liberia,” has drawn more than 100 participants, including administrators, instructors, government officials, private sector leaders and development partners.
Deliberations are focusing on raising awareness of national TVET standards for compliance monitoring, introducing AITB’s new Service Delivery Charter and clarifying procedures for certification, accreditation and quality assurance.
Discussion about this post