
BACKGROUND Ministry of Labour is mandated to oversee the provision of technical, entrepreneurial and vocational education and training (TEVET) in the country whilst TEVET Authority was established to facilitate the provision. In Malawi, TEVET is provided by both government and private sector. The government has three levels of training institutions, namely National Technical colleges, Community Technical Colleges and Community Skills Development Centres. Currently, there are seven National Technical Colleges, 14 Community Technical Colleges and twenty -eight Community Skills Development Centres. National Technical Colleges are the oldest TEVET institutions in the country. The latest National Technical College was built in 1971 and since then the country has been providing TEVET through these colleges until in 1994 when the country experienced the mushrooming of private TEVET institutions as well as all other levels of educational institutions. Pilot Boards of Governors have been constituted in the colleges however, grant-aided colleges have had Board of Governors since their establishment. List of National Technical Colleges There are seven National Technical Colleges. Three of these colleges are partly owned by churches and the government. These are known as grant-aided National Technical Colleges. |
NO |
NAME OF COLLEGE |
DISTRICT |
STATUS |
1 |
Livingstonia |
Rumphi |
Grant-Aided |
2 |
Mzuzu |
Mzimba – Mzuzu City |
Grant-Aided |
3 |
Namitete |
Lilongwe |
Grant-Aided |
4 |
Lilongwe |
Lilongwe |
Government |
5 |
Salima |
Salima |
Government |
6 |
Nasawa |
Zomba |
Government |
7 |
Soche |
Blantyre |
Government |
- Applicants should be within 16 to 36 years old.
- Applicants must have Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) with passes in Mathematics and any two Science subjects including English;
- Regional ratios, district ratios as guided by the NSO 2018 census data, allowing each region to select no more than the derived ratios of 40: 40:20 for the Southern, Central and Northern regions respectively, an Equitable Access System of recruitment;
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Gender balance at 50:50 for all male dominated trades;
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A ratio of 40:60 males to females for the female dominated trades; and,
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Affirmative action for applicants with disabilities.
