STORY: Tanzania to benefit from TVET collaboration with China: minister
DATELINE: July 16, 2023
LENGTH: 0:02:56
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of participants in the seminar
2. various of guests of honor handing out certificates
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADOLF MKENDA, Tanzanian Minister for Education, Science and Technology
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADOLF RUTAYUGA, NACTVET executive secretary

STORYLINE:

Tanzania stands to benefit from technical and vocational education and training (TVET) collaboration with China in enabling the East African nation's TVET graduates to meet both local and international standards, a senior official has said.
  
The Minister for Education, Science and Technology Adolf Mkenda said sharing experiences with China was expected to have a positive impact on the transformation and development of TVET systems in Tanzania.
   
Mkenda made the remarks Friday when he opened a one-day China-Africa TVET Collaboration and Academic Exchange Seminar jointly organized by the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET), China Africa Vocational Education Alliance and Sunmaker Training Institute at the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School in Kibaha district in Coast region.
   
TVET collaboration with China will not only improve the quality of TVET provision but will also produce competent human resources and attract foreign investors, including Chinese investments in Tanzania, said the minister.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ADOLF MKENDA, Minister for Education, Science and Technology
"I hope that TVET colleges from Tanzania will utilize these opportunities to establish friendship and collaboration with TVET colleges from China, in order to share the best experiences. China is a good example of a country with strong TVET systems that have contributed to the fastest economic development in China, sharing experiences with China is expected to have a positive impact in transformation and development of TVET systems in Tanzania."

"It is the government's wish to have human resources who are well-trained and qualified at all levels in various sectors of the economy," he said, adding that some TVET colleges have already established collaborations with vocational institutions of China, including the National Institute of Transport (NIT), the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), the Arusha Technical College (ATC), and the Livestock Training Agency (LITA).
   
He added that the NACTVET has also been working very closely with China Africa Vocational Education Alliance to review 25 occupational standards developed by the NACTVET in order to meet both local and international standards.
   
"Also, there are other occupational standards and program delivery standards for 90 programs that are under development process with the collaboration and support from China Africa Vocational Education Alliance," said Mkenda.
   
Adolf Rutayuga, the NACTVET executive secretary, said there are 1,329 TVET institutions in Tanzania, of which 465 are technical institutions, 809 are vocational institutions and 55 are Folk Development Colleges, which are a kind of adult education schools.
 
Rutayuga said the seminar was aimed at strengthening TVET collaborations between Tanzania and China and improving the TVET education provision in order to produce skilled graduates capable of responding effectively to national and international labor market demands.
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ADOLF RUTAYUGA, NACTVET executive secretary
"We believe that TVET collaborations will expose our technical and vocational institutions to the best practices and experiences from China and facilitate establishment of networks for future collaborations. This may help to improve the quality of TVET provisions in our country and consequently graduate people who are skilled in efforts to meet the national and international labor market requirements."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
(XHTV)