According to a recent survey, the lack of education and training to match current and future industry needs is one of the reasons for the high unemployment rates in Zambia.
A Russian state atomic energy corporation ROSATOM says in a statement that the Zambian government is constructing a Centre of Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST) in Chongwe as one of the measures to address the issue.
They say young Zambians are already being trained in nuclear engineering in preparation for the start of the Centre of Nuclear Science and Technology and 60 Zambians are in Russia to study nuclear at the Russian National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
The statement explains that centre will boast a wide range of applications of radiation technologies in medicine, agriculture and industry, which includes a technological industry platform to enhance national industry development.
According to the Statement, “According to a recent survey conducted by Trading Economics , 7.79 percent of Zambians are unemployed, and the youth unemployment rate remains the most alarming issue. Youth make up almost two-thirds of the country’s working-age population and almost one-quarter of them are unemployed, according to a World Bank estimate.”
ROSATOM is the Russian state atomic energy corporation bringing together over 250 000 people in more than 300 enterprises and scientific institutions including all Russian civil nuclear companies, research organizations and the world’s only nuclear-propelled icebreaker fleet.

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