January 5, 2021 at 11:52
TEVETA has provided capacity building more than 130 examiners and assessors from different training institutions across the country. Officiating at the capacity building workshop, Director Assessment and Certification Ocean Matimba who represented the TEVETA Director General said “we value your support in the providing your services in preparing examinations and assessment papers. Allow me to remind you that you are very critical stakeholder in the conduct and administration of TEVET examinations and assessments.”
Mr. Takaiza said capacity building was one of the series of interventions aimed at ensuring the TEVET sector meets skills requirement ... Read more
December 9, 2020 at 8:57
The Ministry of Higher Education has launched the revised national policy on technical education, vocational and entrepreneurship training (TEVET). The policy is the vehicle for improved productivity through industrialisation and value addition.
Minister of Higher Education Dr. Brian Mushimba who launched the policy said "through this newly launched policy the Government will provide guidance in the technical education vocational and entrepreneurship training for improved productivity through industrialization and value addition."
The new policy replaces the 1996 TEVET policy. The old policy was revised in recognition of the fact that for the coun ... Read more
December 3, 2020 at 8:5
2020/2021 Science & Technology Postgraduate Scholarships
The Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) is inviting suitably qualified Zambians to apply for ten (10) PhD and ten (10) MSc Scholarships for the 2020/2021 academic year, of which 70% will go to females and 30% to males.
These Scholarships are tenable in any of the following fields of study; Geology, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, Pharmacognosy, Forensics, Renewable Energy, Food Science, Agriculture, Nutrition, Pathology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Medicine, Veterinary Me ... Read more
December 1, 2020 at 6:12
Government has embraced development of occupation standards in order to create quality skilled workforce in various economic sectors. Higher Education Permanent Secretary Kayula Siame disclosed.
Mrs. Siame said over the years her Ministry embarked on linking the bridge between quality and access occupational standards from the mismatch.
Permanent Secretary was speaking today at the launch of the National Occupational Standards developed by the Zambia Qualifications Framework (ZAQA) in Lusaka.
“The necessity of trade is very critical and hence we need t ... Read more
November 10, 2020 at 13:40
Dr. Mushimba explained that the Government under the leadership of HE Edgar C. Lungu has procured the state of the art $10 million equipment to replace the obsolete chronic training equipment to create a robust training platform. The equipment was procured using proceeds from the Skills Devel ... Read more
November 10, 2020 at 13:22
The Ministry of Higher Education has launched an Online Bursary Application System.
Higher Education Minister Honourable Eng. Dr. Brian Mushimba expressed happiness to launch the TEVET Online Bursary Application System as this signified a very important milestone for the Ministry, he said the system will benefit Institutions and student applicants easing the process and creating an enabling environment to access the application documents on an online platform.
Dr Mushimba explained that the manual system that encompassed “red tape” ... Read more
November 10, 2020 at 13:12
There’s plenty of demand right now for the expertise of the WorldSkills Capacity Building Centre hosted by the Global Institute for Transferring Skills under the Human Resources Development Service of Korea.
But while COVID-19 is making it challenging to share skills in person, the Capacity Building Centre has been able to launch an online capacity building programme, which is a three-month course working with instructors from Columbia, Costa Rica, Mongolia, Namibia, and Zambia. Those taking part are trainers and teachers working in vocational education in the five countries, and across nine skills chosen after a survey of those invited to take pa ... Read more
August 10, 2020 at 11:4
TEVETA and the Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) have signed 15 training contracts for K1 million to train 400 inmates as part of reformation for smooth integration into society. The financing is under the TEVET Fund managed by TEVETA. The funds goes towards the acquisition of training materials for inmates at Milima, Lusaka Central, Kansenshi and facilities under Mukobeko such as Mpima and Kalonga.
TEVETA Director General Cleophas Takaiza said correction facilities were key training centres to provide relevant skills for inmates, which they can utilize after their incarceration. The skills are meant to enhance the contribution of the inmates in society aft ... Read more
