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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 85966, member: 27"]
Tons of school leavers chase tiny technical college slots; reforms helped, but demand still steamrolls capacity.

Skills gap choking industrial goals
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[*]Joel Chigona flags over 100,000 graduates fighting for roughly 10,000 technical college seats.
[*]Calls the mismatch a threat to Malawi’s industrial push.
[*]Says pressure keeps squeezing training institutions.
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Where things started
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[*]Joel Chigona says enrolment once hovered near 2,500.
[*]Describes the baseline as painfully low.
[*]Frames reforms as damage control.
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What the SAVE Project changed
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[*]World Bank-backed Skills for a Vibrant Economy Project boosted enrolment close to 10,000.
[*]Added hostels, classrooms, workshops, and labs.
[*]Rolled out bursaries and double-stream training.
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Quality upgrades get attention
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[*]Expanded instructor capacity across colleges.
[*]Built tighter links with the industry.
[*]Pushed female participation in male-heavy trades.
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Limits still hit hard
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[*]Available slots stay way below demand.
[*]Shortages of instructors and equipment drag expansion.
[*]Calls grow to scale national and community colleges.
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World Bank stays in the mix
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[*]Muna Salih Meky backs continued support.
[*]Ties skills training to Malawi 2063 goals.
[*]Frames it as the groundwork for a self-reliant economy.
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