NACTE:PUBLIC NOTICE - ON INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE OFFERING UN-APPROVED PROGRAMMES

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NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION

(NACTE)

PUBLIC NOTICE

The National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) is a statutory body established under the National Council for Technical Education Act, Cap. 129, to oversee and coordinate the provision of technical education and training in Tanzania.

Under the establishing Act, all institutions are required to be registered and accredited by the Council in order to attain the status of a training provider. The Council is also empowered to validate and approve courses for the awards of the Council. It has come to the attention of the Council that there are technical institutions which though registered are offeringrogrammes without the approval of the Council.

The Council is hereby giving fourteen (14) days notice from the date of this notice, to all technical institutions that are offering programmes without the approval of Council to ensure that they stop henceforth and thereafter contact the Council on further directions regarding the affected students.

Further notice is given that failure to comply with this notice shall automatically lead to imminent closure of the technical institutions as provided for by the law.

The Table below provides a list of technical institutions that have been identified and are offering programmes without the approval of the Council.

Table I: Institutions that are Offering Unapproved Programmes

S/N	INSTITUTION	PROGRAMME
1	AP and Prime College of Business Studies - Dar es Salaam	Medical Attendant
		Nursing Assistant
2	Universal College of Africa - Dar es Salaam	Banking and Finance
		Business Administration
		Clearing and Forwarding
		Airfares
		Information and Communication Technology
		Nursing
		Hotel Management
		Secretarial Course
		Procurement and Supplies
3	Professional Skills Development International  (PSDI-CENTRE) Centre - Bagamoyo	Offering Non-NTA programmes (Various Short Courses)
4	Ruter Institute of Financial Management - Mwanza	Accountancy
		Procurement and Supply
		Banking and Finance
		ICT
5	Mwanza Polytechnic College - Maswa	Ordinary Diploma in Early Childhood Education
6	Royal College of Tanzania - Dar es Salaam	Law
7	Belvedere Business and Technology College - Mwanza	Accountancy
8	Chato College of Health Sciences and Technology - Chato	Pharmacy
9	St. Glory College of Health and Allied Sciences - Dar es Salaam	Medical Attendant
10	Zoom Polytechnic College - Dar es Salaam	Computer Science
11	Zanzibar Technology College - Zanzibar	·  Computer Science ·  Business Information System

ISSUED BY:

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION

DATED: 3^RD AUGUST 2016