THE Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has called for increased investment in skills development, saying a skilled workforce is critical to driving the country’s transition to green manufacturing and improving industrial energy efficiency. In an official statement released yesterday, CZI said the shift towards environmentally sustainable production systems required not only new technologies and equipment,…
‘Skills gap threatening green manufacturing’
The government is targeting US$1 billion in annual manufacturing exports by 2030. Achieving this target will require plant retooling and increased regional trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area, although structural costs and shortages of raw materials remain key challenges.