Shaanxi Polytechnic Institute of China could boost the teaching capacity of community technical colleges in Malawi. This follows an expression of interest for cooperation between Shaanxi Province acting governor Hu Heping to Malawi leader Prof. Arthur Peter Mutharika. Hu expressed the interest on Saturday when President Mutharika visited the polytechnic to appreciate the technical skills […]
A contractor has abandoned a K140 million project to turn Nkhata Bay old hospital into a community college after the government failure to pay his money on time forcing the company to incur losses. The managing director of the company, Gomegza Khamula confirmed that his company has abandoned the project. “The initial sum was K70 […]
People of Tukombo in Nkhata Bay south can now afford a smile as President Peter Mutharika has assured them that he will soon open a community college in the area. Speaking Thursday at Tukombo Trading Centre during a whistle stop tour, Mutharika said construction of the college was almost complete. “The community college here at […]
President Peter Mutharika has reiterated his commitment to economically empower the country’s youths through skills development after he opened the Milonga Community College in Paramount Chief Ngolongoliwa area in Thyolo on Saturday. Speaking to the gathering, after opening the institution, the President said the country can only develop if it invests in skilled labour force, […]
Former Vice President and incumbent Mzimba South West legislator Khumbo Kachali (People’s Party-PP) has said Minister of Information and Technology Nicholas Dausi is among people who served under the notorious Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP), a paramilitary wing of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) during the one party state and should know better how vital it would […]
Dowa District Council has urged youths in the district to make use of vocational skills gained from various institutions, saying the acquisition of skills alone was not the end of the road, but the impact they will make. Dowa District Social Welfare Officer, Frank Damalekani, said this when he represented the Acting Director of Planning […]
Youth in Nkhata Bay want boat and fish cage making to be included on the list of subjects to be taught at the districts community technical college to be opened soon. Nkhata Bay District Commissioner, Alex Mdooko said Wednesday that the youth feel boat and fish cage making skills are most relevant to the lakeshore […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Francis Kasaila has asked students graduating from newly constructed community technical colleges to embrace entrepreneurship for them to create employment for others. He was speaking on Wednesday at Hewe in Rumphi District when he toured Zolokele Community Technical College under construction. The Minister pointed out that the […]
Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development, Francis Kasaila has said by end of this year every district in the country would have a functional community technical college to help train the youth in skills development. He was speaking after inspecting the rehabilitation works of old Nkhata Bay District Hospital which is being turned into […]
Government has said the construction of new infrastructure in the national technical colleges program currently being implemented under the Higher Education for Science and Technology (HEST) project, aims at increasing intake and quality of training to be offered. Responding to questions from journalists after completing a tour of a project site at Salima Technical College […]
The People’s Republic of China will construct five modern community technical colleges to the tune of 100 million Chinese Yuan Renminbi. This was disclosed on Monday during the signing ceremony of the implementation agreement for the China-aided project of Malawi community technical college in Lilongwe. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and […]
President Mutharika has been hailed by graduating students for the introduction of the Community Technical Colleges, his key campaign promises of training young people in technical, vocational and entrepreneurial skills. Speaking on behalf of students who received their Level1 and 2 Technical Entrepreneur and Vocational Education Training (TEVET) Certificates, Dolphrine Ligola thanked President Mutharika for […]
President Peter Mutharika has pledged to continue providing support to the youths through entrepreneurship trainings and provision of funds to help them venture into business. Mutharika made the pledge when he presided over certificate presentation to the first cohort of the community Technical college graduates at a function that took place at Bingu International Convention […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika, will on Wednesday be the guest of honor at the presentation of certificates to the first cohort of the community Technical college graduates at a function to take place at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Mutharika will see one of his key campaign promises come to pass with 697 […]
About 660 students from different community technical colleges in Malawi are expected to graduate in August this year. Minister of Labour, Sports and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa, said that these students are from 10 community colleges which government is running now. According to Mussa, the technical colleges are Ngala in Karonga, Naminjiwa in Phalombe, Nthumbwe […]
Construction of new additional facilities at Lilongwe Technical College is expected to be completed by the end of this year, government has said. The college is undergoing expansion with the addition of facilities like a football pitch, refrigeration workshop, eight classrooms, eight offices and a lecture theatre. Speaking during a surprise tour of the $150 […]
Malawi Broadcasting Cooperation (MBC) 2016 Innovation Awards winner in the small business entrepreneurship category, Chimwemwe Mwenyemasi has promised to share his expertise with fellow youths by teaching in the country’s Community Technical Colleges. He said this Thursday on arrival at Chileka Airport from a month long seminar in China on capacity building of small and […]
Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Minister, Henry Mussa says the establishment of community technical colleges across the country is government’s commitment to empower youths towards national development. Mussa said this in an interview with Malawi News Agency (MANA) on Tuesday ahead of the Eastern Region launch of the construction of community technical colleges in […]