By Emmanuel Moyo
Director for Miracle Technical Institute, Pachalo Mfune, has challenged graduating students at the institution to work in groups saying this is key to be successful in entrepreneurship.
Mfune made the remarks on Thursday during this year’s graduation which was conducted at the institution.
“Graduates should go out there and use entrepreneurship skills that we have taught them and more importantly use the element of working together, this will be very important if they are to record success in whatever business they would embark on.
“If they continue to work in groups, they will achieve great things as there is an opportunity for graduates who work together to access a loan which will help them run different businesses,” he said.
Concurring with Mfune, TEVET Regional Service Center Manager for the North, Joseph Chikopa, TEVET is working towards students who are working in groups to create jobs.
“We encourage our trainees to engage into entrepreneurial activities and work together, so far, we have entered into a memorandum of understanding with National Economic Empowerment Fund and FINCA so that our graduates can access loans at softer interest rates,” he said.
On his part, Guest of honour, Danielle Teccareli, who works for European Union Office in Lilongwe said the graduates have an opportunity to be self-employed or employed by others.
“These graduates made a good step by being successful in their studies which was very important as now they can employ themselves or get employed by others with the technical and entrepreneurial skills obtained from the institution,” he said.
He has since asked the college to monitor the graduates on what they are becoming after their studies and also to support the graduates on how to approach the market.
This was 19th graduation ceremony and 206 students graduated where 106 were females and 101 were males.
