Major area of activity:
- Direct and lead the development of long and short-term plans of Teacher Education and TVET ih tandem with the Ministry’s Strategic Plan.
- Plan and prepare programmes on human and capital development in Teacher Education and TVET.
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes in Teacher Education and TVET
- Maintain high quality standards in teaching and learning programmes in tertiary colleges
Principal Activities of the Ministry are to produce competent high level manpower through an effective quality higher and tertiary education and training system whose products are agents of development, social transformation and competitiveness in Zimbabwe and abroad.
The Department of Technical and Vocational Education formulates and disseminates policies that influence the establishment of an efficient national TVET System. It establishes major activities of institutions and consults stakeholders to meet national goals. It conducts surveys and skills audits in order to advise institutions on the country´s manpower needs. It is responsible for maintaining a responsive information system on TVET programmes implemented by the ministry.
The TVET Dept assists TVET institutions in designing and maintaining local infromation systems for their purposes, head office and stakeholders such as industry and commerce. The Dept also evaluates and determines the impact of TVET policies and programmes in relation to industry and commerce.
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 | 29 August 2018UNESCO-UNEVOC conducts Management Capacity Development Training in MalawiUNESCO-UNEVOC, in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA), conducted a capacity development programme for the Managers of TEVET Institutions in Malawi. This training was undertaken as part of the European Union-funded Malawi Skills and Technical Education Programme (STEP). ( more) |
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 | 15 July 2018The UNEVOC Network celebrates World Youth Skills DayOn the occasion of World Youth Skills Day (15 July), more than 30 UNEVOC Centres celebrated the importance of Skills for Youth, through conferences, workshop, skills exhibition and promotional campaigns. Discover our interactive map to learn more about those initiatives. ( more) |
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 | 1 June 2017SSACI’s workplace based experience Recognizing the need for better quality TVET courses that are more relevant and more effective in enabling youth to find employment, SSACI established a workplace-based experience programme in 50 public TVET colleges in South Africa. ( more) |
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 | 31 January 2017Young AfricaIn Mozambique, youth unemployment is high and education programmes are often dependent on international aid. The umbrella organisation Young Africa sets up self-sustaining centres that efficiently prepare students to self-employment. ( more) |
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 | 12 December 2014New country reports in World TVET DatabaseNew country reports have been published for Benin, Cambodia, Chad, Iraq, Latvia, Lithuania, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Qatar, South Africa, Uganda and USA. UNESCO-UNEVOC continues to expand the World TVET Database and more country reports will be available soon. ( more) |
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 | 20 May 2014Regional Workshop on Youth Transitions and Network ConsolidationThis workshop, jointly organized by UNESCO-UNEVOC and the Botswana Qualifications Authority, will provide regional and international expertise on school to work transitions by analyzing regional challenges, both in the formal and informal sector, and learning from promising regional approaches. ( more) |
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 | 3 December 2013Regional Forum on Status of TVET in the SADC RegionBased on the findings of a regional study conducted by UNESCO on the Status of TVET in the SADC Region, representatives of the SADC Member States convened in Stellenbosch, South Africa from 25 to 29 November 2013 to discuss the progress of actions undertaken to reform their countries’ TVET systems since the assessment. ( more) |
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 | 29 October 2013Conference on rural skills development through ICTFrom 25 to 26 October 2013, INRULED in collaboration with UNESCO-UNEVOC, Chengdu Municipal Education Bureau, and Dujiangyan Municipal Government organized a conference on rural skills development through Information Communication Technologies (ICT). ( more) |
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 | 12 August 2013Skills for inclusive and sustainable development in BotswanaFrom 27 July to 05 August 2013 and under the kind invitation of the Republic of Botswana, Mr Shyamal Majumdar, Head of UNESCO-UNEVOC, and Ms Mmantsetsa Marope, Director of the Division for Basic Learning and Skills Development at UNESCO, undertook an exploratory mission to Gaborone, Botswana. ( more) |
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 | 10 July 2010UNEVOC Assists CapEFA Implementation in Malawi ( more) |
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 | 28 May 20104th African UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Summit ( more) |
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 | 26 June 200818-07-2007
UNEVOC Centre publishes magazine to fight HIV/AIDS ( more) |
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