District Commissioner (DC) for Mangochi James Manyetera says the district has received an overwhelming response of youth applications to be admitted into the Mangochi Community Technical College expected to open its doors late next month. Speaking in an interview , Manyetera said government has embarked on a project of constructing community technical colleges across the […]
Government is championing the establishment of the Community Technical College concept which are meant to scale up the opportunities for young people in the country to aquire vocational skills for them to create their own employment and a decent live and thereby also reduce the high levels of poverty in the country. Speaking at a […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika has described Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and development of technical skills as catalyst for development of any nation in the modern age. The President made the remarks at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre on Tuesday when FDH Holdings Limited donated K19.4 million ICT equipment to the Community Colleges initiative. The donated […]
An eight member delegation, comprising engineers and various building experts from the People’s Republic of China, are in the country to conduct feasibility study for the construction of 5 Community Colleges. Speaking when the delegation paid a courtesy call on Tuesday, Minister of Labour and Manpower Development Henry Mussa commended the Chinese government for being […]
Chairperson of the Social and Community Affairs Committee , Richard Chimwendo Banda has asked government to set up a National Qualification Framework (NQF) for community colleges being open across the country. NQF defines levels of learning in terms of both academic and vocational qualifications. Chimwendo Banda said in parliament while commending government in opening community […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Dowa Ngala, Dr Elias Chakwera has said technical colleges in Malawi have failed to develop because the nation has no “systematic policy” that sustains technical training in this country. Chakwera was speaking parliament after Chairperson of the Parliamentary committee of Social and Community Affairs , […]
I have been trying so hard to avoid commenting on the recent aid package that our President and the DPP government boasts to have secured from China. My hesitation did not derive from the revelation that these deals were already stricken by former president Joyce Banda, but I was worried that, given our traditional understanding […]
President Peter Mutharika has asked Malawians to unite for a common purpose and accept the reforms his administration is championing to transform the country. Mutharika said this when he officially opened Naminjiwa Community College in Phalombe district on Wednesday. The opening of the college also marked the launch of the Community Technical Colleges (CTC) programme […]
When people are desperately in need of something, they usually refer to a statement which says that half a loaf is better than none. This statement is suitable for less important situations but not matters of the State. Running a country efficiently calls for total commitment, no half-measures and, above all, no sugar-coating of failure. […]
Centre for Youth and Development (CYD) – Malawi has said Malawian youths need to be empowered in their endeavours if making them great assets of the world must be achieved. CYD executive director James Gondwe told Nyasa Times on Friday during the commemoration of the International Youth Day (IYD) in Mzuzu that “little is being done for […]
President Peter Mutharika has said the goal of developing Malawi’s economy can only be met with the right education system, saying there cannot be growth without skilled labour. Mutharika said this in Mponela, Dowa on Friday when he presided over regional launch of Community Colleges. “The whole idea of community technical colleges was born in […]
Presidential advisor on non-governmental organizations Mabvuto Bamusi has asked the civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country to actively participate in the newly launched community colleges initiative for the sustainability of the project. Bamusi was meeting representatives of various CSO’s meeting in Karonga the northern part of Malawi on Tuesday in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga with […]
Government is optimistic that the establishment of Community Colleges will spur opportunities for jobs among youths and eventually stimulate the country’s economic growth. Principal Secretary for Labour and Manpower Development Patrick Kabambe made the remarks last Friday at the end of a three week pedagogical course for 45 professional instructors at Domasi College of Education […]
Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has donated 50 computers and printers to President Peter Mutharika’s initiative on Community Colleges. The computers and printers will be distributed to 11 completed community colleges across the country. Speaking after receiving the donation, President Peter Mutharika said Monday in Lilongwe that the donation will promote Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) among youths […]
Students selected to sharpen their skills at Mbandira community technical college will wait a little longer following Nkhotakota district assembly termination of contract from Makawira building contractor over fake National Construction Industry Council (NCIC) certificates. Makawira building contractor secured a contract of worthy K24 million to renovate Mbandira community technical college in Nkhotakota. Nkhotakota district […]
Malawi’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. George Chaponda on Sunday, 26 April, 2015 visited some Malawian nationals who have been affected by the recent xenophobia attacks in South Africa. Over 100 Malawians are being hosted at Mayfair Camp within the Anglican’s Christ Church premises within Johannesburg by the Gift of the Givers, an international […]
Technical Students Association of Malawi (Tesam) has quashed government’s community colleges initiative, saying it is cheap politics. In minutes signed by Tesam President Billy Kachedwa, of a meeting held on November 8, 2014 at Salima Technical College, the association expressed dissatisfaction with government’s community technical colleges’ initiative because of its politicization. The meeting discussed the […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday officially launched Community Technical Colleges concept which he said will address employment issues as it is one of his dreams to provide skills training and development to the youth in the rural areas. Already, International Labour Organisation said it plans to use Malawi as a model in Africa for […]