STORY: Tanzania enhances collaboration with China in technical, vocational education
SHOOTING TIME: June 3, 2024
DATELINE: June 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:54
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: EDUCATION

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the seminar
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES MDOE, Deputy permanent secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
3. various of the seminar
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GONG ZHIWU, Director general of China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance
5. various of a signing ceremony

STORYLINE:

Tanzania on Monday pledged to enhance collaboration with China in developing technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to meet local and international standards for graduates.
   
Speaking at the China-Africa Second TVET Academic Exchange Seminar in the port city of Dar es Salaam, James Mdoe, deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, said Tanzania will benefit from establishing collaborations with Chinese TVET colleges to improve the quality of training.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMES MDOE, Deputy permanent secretary of Tanzania's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
"I hope this seminar will not only foster collaboration among our TVET institutions but will also put a mark for the generations to come as far as the TVET development is concerned in our two countries. The government of Tanzania is committed to ensuring that the quality of our TVET graduates meets both local and international standards. Given the fact that China is a good example of a country with a strong TVET system, we hope to gain a lot from this kind of collaboration."

He said that sustaining investments in the country requires a skilled workforce, including for strategic projects.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GONG ZHIWU, Director general of China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance
"The target of this meeting is to brief the government of Tanzania about what we are doing and also to communicate with different Tanzania TVET institutions to explore collaboration areas so that we can carry out institutional collaborations based on the developed national occupational standards and other TVET standards."
   
Tanzania currently has 475 technical institutions, 835 vocational institutions and 96 vocational secondary schools.

The seminar, attended by representatives from Tanzanian TVET institutions and Chinese vocational colleges, was organized by the China-Africa Vocational Education Alliance in collaboration with the Sunmarker Institute from China.

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