In 2016, the premises on which the centre is located was officially inaugurated. The Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation tasked Namibia Training Authority (NTA) to establish a Vocational Training Centre (VTC). In August 2017, the centre opened its doors as a VTC under the NTA umbrella with, Ernst Eixab as acting centre manager with a staff compliment of 5.
Gobabis Vocational Training Centre (GVTC) started with 53 trainees and 4 trainers at level 1 offering three trades, namely Airconditioning & Refrigeration, Auto-Electrics, and Office Administration. The centre conducts its operations under the realm of the Vocational Education and Training (VET) Act, No. 1 of 2008, which makes provision for the management and control of all state-owned vocational training centres to be devolved upon the Namibia Training Authority, until such time that these centres, in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the NTA, are transformed into self-reliant vocational education and training providers... READ MORE