BDOTC Launches 20th Training Cycle with 250 Students
BDOTC Launches 20th Training Cycle with 250 Students
The Business & Domestic Occupational Training Center (BDOTC), under the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MYS), has officially commenced its 2025/2026 Training Cycle, enrolling approximately 250 students in various vocational skills programs.
Speaking at the orientation for newly admitted trainees, Deputy Minister for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Laraamand S. Nyonton, announced that he will personally supervise the 20th training cycle, describing it as his second recruitment exercise since assuming leadership of the TVET division at MYS. He reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening vocational education and ensuring quality training for all participants.
Minister Nyonton informed students that the hospitality training center has been fully completed and furnished, providing a conducive and modern learning environment to better prepare them for the job market.
He encouraged the trainees to take their studies seriously, emphasizing that vocational education is a pathway to self-reliance and personal development. He further assured students of his efforts to engage partners and philanthropists to support graduates with tools and training materials upon completion of their programs.
Additionally, the Deputy Minister highlighted the importance of breaking gender stereotypes in vocational training and called for more men to enroll in traditionally female-dominated courses.
Also addressing the orientation, Assistant Minister for TVET, Collins F. Tamba, thanked the trainees for their patience during the recruitment process. He urged them to remain disciplined and focused, warning that the administration will not hesitate to take action against misconduct or indiscipline.
For her part, BDOTC Director Madam Yartu C. Josiah assured students that they had made the right decision by choosing vocational education. She reminded them that technical training is practical and hands-on, requiring commitment, resilience, and hard work. While acknowledging that the journey may at times be challenging, she encouraged trainees to persevere and complete the program successfully. She noted that upon graduation, many students could become managers, entrepreneurs, or skilled professionals in their respective fields.
As part of the 20th cycle, BDOTC has introduced new courses, including Event Decoration, Fashion Design, Sugar Craft and Cake Production, and Computer (ICT), further expanding opportunities for students to acquire market-relevant skills.
