Government is improving selected Community Technical Colleges in all the three regions of the country to enroll more youths and empower them with more skills including mining. Ngara Community Technical College in Karonga is one such college enrolling 120 students at the moment, but when additional building facilities and associated external works are completed, the […]
Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo has emphasised the need for harmonising assessment and examining of students in all technical colleges for the country to develop skilled labour force. Kandodo said this on Friday in Lilongwe during the official closing of a capacity building workshop of TEVET assessors and examiners. He said the country could only […]
Under the flagship corporate social responsibility programme dubbed ‘touching lives’ one of the leading mobile service provider, Airtel Malawi has made a donation of 10 brand new computers at Mandila community technical college in Nkhotakota district. Speaking during the handover ceremony recently in Nkhotakota Airtel zone business Manager for Nkhotakota, Salima, Ntchisi and Dowa Nickson […]
Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovations, Martha Chanjo on Friday disclosed that plans were underway for government to construct an instructors college in the country. This comes amid concerns that the country lacks qualified instructors to teach in various community technical colleges in the country. The Minister made the remarks in Balaka when she had […]
Minister of Education Science and Technology, Dr. William Susuwele Banda Friday said his Ministry will start investing heavily in technical education saying this is the only way the country could develop. Speaking at a graduation ceremony of 39 secondary school teachers who have completed six-week training in Technical Education at the Malawi Polytechnic, he said […]
Airtel Malawi onThursday donated 10 desktop computers, a router and data bundle to Ida Chilembwe Community Technical College in Chiradzulu in a bid to compliment government efforts in the promotion of information communication technology in schools in the country. The computers were part of the 120 that the mobile service provider has lined up for […]
The country’s integrated information and communications technology and mobile phone network operator, Airtel Malawi has donated 10 brand new state of the art HP Desktop computers with a 4G MiFi router that is pre-loaded with a 100gb data bundle starter pack to Mangochi Community Technical College in its programme of enhancing E-learning in schools across […]
Airtel Networks Malawi on Wednesday donated 10 desktop computers and a router to Thumbwe Community College in Chiradzulu in a bid to compliment Government efforts in the promotion of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in schools and communities in the country. The school which has 184 students has been facing a challenge of accessing ICT since […]
Executive Director for Technical Entrepreneurial Vocation, Education and Training Authority (TEVETA), Wilson Nkhoma, has urged first cohort graduates from Kasama Community Technical College in Chitipa to embrace entrepreneurship skills for them and the country to develop economically Nkhoma was speaking at Kasama Community Technical College Friday when he presented K3million construction, carpentry and joinery equipment […]
President Peter Mutharika has said that his government is on track to transform Malawi through the creation of jobs and businesses to the citizenry. Speaking after he officially opened a state-of-the-art Kasama technical college in Chitipa on Monday, President Mutharika said the technical colleges that are constructed across Malawi will help the country have a […]
Technical, Entrepreneurial, Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) says Kasama Community Technical College in Chitipa is ready for commissioning. According to Teveta, President Peter Mutharika is expected to officially open the college which was constructed by students from Ngara Community Technical College. College principal William Simbeye said the opening will coincide with the graduation of […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Grace Chiumia has reaffirmed government’s commitment to construct more community technical colleges in the country. She said it is in government’s plans to see each constituency countrywide having a community technical college. The Minister was speaking on Monday when she received Khwisa Community Technical College from the […]
Airtel Malawi through its Airtel Money Trust has donated 10 modern computers and internet router at Milonga Community Technical College in Traditional Authority (T/A) Milonga, Thyolo. Speaking during the handover ceremony Airtel Malawi Corporate Communications and CSR Manager Norah Chavula Chirwa said it is Airtel’s role to ensure that the people living in the communities […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Grace Chiumia says government is looking for ways to assist graduates of community technical colleges to access soft loans for starting up their own businesses so that they become self-reliant. The minister was speaking Wednesday when she visited Mbandira Community Technical College in Nkhotakota District during inspection […]
Government finally launched the construction of the five community technical colleges on Saturday in Traditional Authority Nkagula in Zomba which will be constructed across the country to the tune of K8.9 billion. The technical colleges will be built under the China- Aided Project for Malawi Community Technical Colleges in Mzimba, Ntcheu, Zomba, Mulanje and Nsanje […]
Construction of community technical colleges across the country, a brain child of President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, has started to bring tangible fruits three years down from the program’s introduction. Speaking in an interview, Deputy Principal for Kapondo Community Technical College in Mchinji, Bruce Makwirimba, said outgoing level two trainees have already created jobs for […]
President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has reiterated that technical skills development remains crucial to the development of the country. Mutharika was speaking on Thursday when he opened Aida Chilembwe Community Technical College at Providence Industrial Mission (PIM) in Chiradzulu. The Malawi leader said there is no country which has developed without people with different skills […]
Board Chairperson for Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training (TEVET), Gilbert Chilinde has said the organisation plans to turn community technical colleges into business enterprises. Speaking during the inspection of Ida Chilembwe Community Technical College in Chiradzulu by Francis Kasaila, Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Chilinde said government would add more […]