Monrovia, Nov. 21 -- The Agricultural & Industrial Training Bureau (AITB) has unveiled an ambitious Five-Year Strategic Plan designed to overhaul Liberia's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system and position the country's young population for opportunities in an increasingly technology-driven global economy.

The plan-which covers 2025 to 2029-is being described as one of the most far-reaching workforce development blueprints since the end of Liberia's civil conflict. It directly targets the country's long-standing dependence on expatriate labor and seeks to cultivate a more competitive, self-sustaining national workforce.

Established in 1981 under PRC Decree No. 56, AITB was mandated to regulate vocational trainin...