Thursday, 17 November 2016

[Tanzania] 26 technical colleges taken off register as 22 others sanctioned

THE National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) has taken action against 48 technical institutions, including deregistering 26 institutions for committing various offences.

The council has also asked 20 technical institutions and two satellite centres/campuses to stop offering teaching programmes that it has not approved or registered. A statement issued yesterday by the council’s Acting Executive Secretary, Dr Adolf Rutayuga, noted that the 26 technical institutions whose registration has been cancelled failed to observe conditions imposed on the Certificate of Registration.
They include conducive teaching and learning environment encompassing adequate infrastructure and registering students with the right qualification. “The council conducts monitoring visits to technical institutions to assess their compliance with NACTE academic quality standards in delivering the training programmes.
The council is hereby informing the public that it has taken different actions against 48 technical institutions for various offences,” the statement read in part.
The 26 technical institutions whose registration has been cancelled include Marian College of Law – Dar es Salaam, Modern Commercial Institute – Dar es Salaam, Emmanuel Community College, Kibaha, Tanzania Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Arusha, Ellys Institute of Technology, Bunda- Mara, SAMFELIS College of Business Studies and Dar es Salaam Institute of Business Management in Dar es Salaam.
Others are Gisan Institute of Health Sciences and Victoria Institute of Tourism, Belvedere Business and Technology College and Hotel Management in Mwanza, St Bernard Health Training Institute in Katoro, Geita, Muleba Academy Institute in Muleba, Global Community College and Geita Medical Laboratory Sciences and Nursing Training College in Geita and Litembo Health Laboratory Sciences School in Mbinga.
MAM Institute of Education, Majority Teachers College, Shukrani International College of Business and Administration, New Focus College, Mbeya Training College, Loyal College of Africa,Institute of Business and Social Studies, Green Hill Institute all in Mbeya Region and Rukwa College of Health Sciences in Sumbawanga, Mbengwenya College of Business and Information Technology in Mbinga and Institute of Management and Development Studies in Iringa.
According to NACTE Executive Secretary, Dr Rutayuga, the 20 technical institutions that were found to offer programmes that have not been approved by the Council, have been asked to cease teaching the programmes and follow the required procedures to have them approved.
The said institutions include MISO Teachers College, Mafinga, the St Joseph’s College, the institute of Business and Management (SJCIBM), Morogoro, the Golden Training Institute, Dar es Salaam, Nkrumah Mkoka Teachers College, Kongwa, Dodoma, National Institute of Agriculture, Arusha.
Others are Musoma Utalii Training College – Musoma, Mwanza Polytechnic Institute – Mwanza, Mwanza Polytechnic Institute – Maswa, Ruter Institute of Financial Management – Mwanza, Dar es Salaam Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication – Mwanza, Dar es Salaam Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication – Geita, Dar es Salaam Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication – Bukoba and Singni International Training Institute – Bukoba.
Dar es Salaam Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication – Kahama, Dar es Salaam Institute of Journalism and Mass Communication – Simiyu, Richrise Teachers College – Geita, Twiga Training Institute – Musoma, Zoom Polytechnic Institute – Bukoba and St Thomas Training College – Shinyanga.
 source- www.dailynews.co.tz

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