
- 04 Dec 2024
- Latu Akauola
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From the Business Support Division of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED), a basic skills training program has successfully been completed with the second group of participants in MTEDโs one-week training program last week focused on tailoring. This program included 14 women from the central district of Tongatapu (from Tofoa to Vaini). The training was facilitated by Lavinia Egbert, a certified tailoring instructor accredited by the Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board (TNQAB).
This initiative, launched as part of MTEDโs broader efforts to incubate small-scale businesses, specifically targeted the informal sector to encourage entrepreneurial efforts through tailoring. โThere is great joy and gratitude because, following this training, opportunities are opening up to earn some income to support the family,โ shared by one of the participants who had the privilege of attending the program.
The training focused on foundational knowledge and skills in tailoring (basic skills). As a stepping stone in MTEDโs business incubation efforts, this initiative aims to inspire participants to transition from skill-building to launching their own small-scale enterprises as a registered business. Given its popularity, there is a strong desire for future training that will offer more advanced tailoring skills, further strengthening the foundation for sustainable business ventures.

๐ ๐๐ค๐สป๐๐ขสป๐๐ข สป๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌรญ สป๐ข ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ค๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ข๐งรฉ: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ค๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ค๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ข ๐๐๐๐
Mei he vaโa Tokoni Pisinisi โa e Potungฤue Fefakatauสปaki mo e Langa Fakalakalaka Fakaโekonลmikรก (MTED), kuo lava kakato โa e kiสปi basic skills training pea mo e kulupu hono ua โi he polokalama ako uike 1 โa e MTEDโI he uike kuoโosi ki he tuituรญ สปa ia ne kau mai ki ai kau fefine โe toko 14 mei he vahe loto โo Tongatapรบ ni (Tofoa ki Vainฤซ). Naโe fakahoko โa e akรณ ni โe Lavinia Egbert ko e tokotaha tuitui สปosi fakamafaiสปi สปe he Poate ki he Ngaahi Fakamoโoni mo Fakamafaiโi Ako Fakafonua a Tonga (TNQAB) ke ne fakahoko สปi he ngaahi komiuniti.
Ko e ngฤue ko โeni ne toki kamata pฤ สปi he mahinรก ni pea naโe fakataumuโa pฤ ia ki he sekitoa iiki สปikai lesisitรก ke fakaสปaiสปai สปa e ivi fie pisinisรญ สปi he tuituรญ. สปOku สปi ai e fiefia lahi mo e houngaสปia koeโuhฤซ ko e hiliange โa e kiโi training ko โenรญ โoku ava mai e matapฤ สปe maสปu ai ha kiสปi seniti สปo tokoni ki he familiโ Ko e vahevahe ia สปa e taha สปo kinautolu naสปe maสปu faingamalie ki he kiสปi akรณ ni.
Ko e akรณ ni ne nofo pฤ สปi he ngaahi โilo mo e taukei ki hono kamatai โo e tuitui (basic skills) pea สปi he mahino mai สปoku manakoa e kiสปi akรณ ni, สปoku สปi ai e fakaสปamu ke hoko atu he kahaโu ki he ngaahi สปilo mo e taukei สปoku toe maสปolunga ange สปi he tuitui (advance skill).