25/07/2026
COHA is bridging the gap.
In Ondangwa , far too many young people and adults especially those with learning difficulties, autism, Down syndrome, or limited formal education face restricted access to meaningful skills development and opportunity.
COHA’s Vocational Training Centre is changing that reality.
We deliver inclusive technical training for individuals aged 16 and above who are ready to build practical, market-relevant skills. Our model is deliberately practical: 80% hands-on training, supported by a focused 20% theoretical foundation in literacy, communicative English, numeracy, entrepreneurship, and information technology. These modules equip trainees with the language, digital, and business capabilities needed to integrate into the community, access employment, and pursue self-employment.
Mentorship is integral. In addition to personal development, we provide structured guidance on workplace professionalism preparing trainees to operate confidently and effectively within industrial and organisational settings.
Over the past year, trainees completed our elementary technical training programme: a full year of structured exposure across disciplines such as Occupational Health and Safety, Bricklayering, auto mechanics and carpentry , delivered in partnership with industry. This phase enables us to identify individual strengths, interests and aptitudes before specialisation begins.
Every trainee is supported by a multidisciplinary team of behaviour therapists, psychologists, occupational health and safety professionals, and qualified technical trainers. Instruction is practical, demonstrative and carefully adapted to diverse learning styles and levels. Assessment centres on demonstrated competence and oral understanding, ensuring that progress is measured by capability, not solely by written performance.
The outcomes to date have been strong. We are successfully identifying clear pathways for each individual, systematically documenting progress, and preparing for expanded intakes.
Concurrently, we are advancing partnerships with other institutions so that COHA can function as an effective bridging pathway into mainstream further training and employment.
In essence, we prepare our trainees for the real world equipped with practical skills, professional readiness, and the confidence to contribute and succeed.
Accessible skills. Real opportunity. A community committed to leaving no one behind.
This is only the beginning.
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