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 […]
There were happy faces all around from the youths, parents and traditional leaders of Namandanje Village in Traditional Authority Liwonde in Machinga District when Plan International Malawi organized a graduation ceremony on Thursday of 45 youths, who have been trained in vocational skills conducted by TEVETA. The youths were trained in tailoring & design; hair […]
Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Martha Mhone has called on Technical Education Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) to advance their mission on ensuring the development of skills among the youth. She made the remarks during an orientation visit at the TEVETA offices to familiarize herself on the specific roles of the organization. “It […]
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 […]
Technical, Entrepreneurial, Vocational Education and Training Authority (Teveta) has called for closer collaboration among stakeholders in skills development to ensure effective delivery of skills training. Speaking at the official opening of a day-long orientation workshop for Public, Private Sector Skills Development Forum members in Blantyre yesterday, Teveta executive director Wilson Makulumiza -Nkhoma said it was […]
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 […]
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 […]
A technical and vocation education and training (TVET) study in Malawi has found that 48 percent of secondary school students get encouragement from their teachers to pursue TVET studies while 52 percent do not get any encouragement to pursue TVET studies. The study, entitled Skills for Employment, was an applied reaserch project done at Lilongwe University of […]
Technical Entrepreneurial Vocation, Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) has says it is committed to economically empower the youths so that they become self reliant and potential to significantly contribute towards economic growth of the nation. TEVETA Head of Training Programmes, Cripson Daudi, said during graduation ceremony of of 56 girls and young women who underwent […]
State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Chilima, has challenged the private sector to employ strategies that will keep the corporate world afloat even in times of economic hardships. Chilima made the remarks during official opening of the 2017 Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) National Executive Conference held at Club Makokola Retreat in […]
Women make up a total of 49.9 percent of Malawi’s population and over 70 percent of this composition falls within the dependency ratio of population (not working and not involved in any income generating activity). Their survival means is secondary, mainly through their spouses in case of those who are married and from guardians for […]
A Kenyan Marianist Brother Michael Otieno has urged technical and vocational education graduates from different institutions in Malawi to help the country address unemployment by venturing into entrepreneurship. Speaking during graduation ceremony of 155 students at Miracle Technical Institute in Karonga, Brother Otieno, said entrepreneurship is the solution to unemployment that has engulfed many countries […]
Technical Entrepreneural and Vocational and Education Training Authority (Teveta) chief executive director Ndione Chauluka has been fired by the board over a K2.9 billion abuse of public money allegations. The board chairman Gilbert Chilinde said Chauluka was called for a disciplinary hearing and after being heard the board decided he should be fired. Chauluka and director […]
National auditors, the National Audit Office says it has started its own probe into the K2.4 billion scam at Technical Entrepreneural and Vocational and Education Training Authority (Teveta) which has led to the suspension of top management at the skills training state institution including its executive director. Spokesperson for the National Audit Office (NAO) Rabson […]
Teveta board has given suspended managers, including executive director Ndione Chauluka seven days to defend themselves in a K2.4 billion abuse of public money allegations. The board chairman Gilbert Chilinde said they will call for a disciplinary hearing after receiving the letters from the suspended managers. “Once they respond in writing, we will call them […]
An audit which government commissioned to ascertain legalities in K2.4 billion Technical Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education Training Authority (Teveta) saga faulted the board for quickly dismissing officials without substantiated informaton. TEVETA board suspended Executive Director, Ndiwone Chauluka, Director of Finance, Elwin Sichola and Director of Training Modesto Gomani, from January 24 to February 23, 2017 […]
Teveta board has cleared its director of Finance Elwin Sichiola of any wrong doing following his suspension along with two other senior officials in a K2.4 billion scam. The chairperson of Teveta board r Gilbert Chilinde confirmed Sichiola has been recalled from his forced leave and is back in office. However, Chilinde said the executive […]
Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocation and Training (TEVET), Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocation and Training Authority(TEVETA), Malawi Examinations Board (MANEB) and Trade Test Exams (TTE) boards have agreed to have a harmonised curricular as one way of tackling some of the challenges that the old systems had. The harmonised curricular will unify the Trade Testing System, The […]