The infrastructure, located in the municipality of Lucala, in Cuanza Norte, was developed to offer professional and academic training, providing training in the areas of electricity, agriculture, livestock farming, carpentry and beekeeping.
The center will give priority to orphans, young people at risk, those looking for their first job and adults who want to improve their qualifications.
The curriculum program is three years long, and a 6th grade education is required to enter. According to MAPTSS, the program provides young people with "a complete training, which values technical work and modern skills necessary for the current market".
The Cidadela do Lucala has a training capacity for 240 trainees, 120 of whom will be in the boarding school regime, and will offer courses in Agriculture, Low Voltage Electricity, Carpentry, Metalworking, Cutting and Sewing and IT.
The infrastructure consists of three student residences, dormitories with capacity for 120 students, a cafeteria, laundry, medical center and media library.
"With a predominantly young population and a still developing economy, Cuanza-Norte lacks opportunities for training, professional and academic qualifications. A large proportion of families in the province depend on subsistence activities, family farming and small informal businesses, which limits the socioeconomic development of the region", states the ministry.
The infrastructure is a public institution supervised by INEFOP, responsible for providing level I and II courses. It was designed under a Presidential Decree, and the construction costs were financed by the Mitrelle Group. The project was carried out by the company China Jiang Sun and its equipment was provided by FOCUS-Education, and lasted 12 months.
The Lucala Youth Success Citadel will be the eighth in the country, after Cabiri and Kalakala, in Luanda, Sacassangeno (Moxico), Mucari (Malange), Matala (Huíla), Cangola (Uíge) and Bailundo (Huambo).
Since the Citadels began operating in 2008, 4,108 young people have been trained and 2,971 are still undergoing training.
