Tanzania's vocational training authority picked over fourteen thousand new students for the next academic year. The VETA Director General, Anthony Kasore, announced the selections, stating this group makes up seventy six percent of all applicants. More than eight thousand of those selected are men, with about five thousand six hundred women. Among the accepted students are a hundred and twenty-three people who already hold bachelor's or master's degrees.
The authority is trying to add flexibility, with most students scheduled for morning classes and nearly fifteen hundred set for evening programs. Applicants with higher degrees will skip some general subjects to concentrate on hands-on skills training. The director also noted a policy shift, removing a mandatory aptitude test to broaden access, which helped boost the selection rate.
Regarding specific courses, electrical programs were the most popular, attracting almost three thousand applicants. Interest was far lower in areas like handloom weaving. The selection process also included one hundred and forty five applicants with special needs, such as visual or hearing impairments, whose fees will be fully covered by the government. Another fifty applicants with disabilities were waitlisted. Kasore emphasized that vocational training is intended for everyone, aligning with national development goals.
The authority is trying to add flexibility, with most students scheduled for morning classes and nearly fifteen hundred set for evening programs. Applicants with higher degrees will skip some general subjects to concentrate on hands-on skills training. The director also noted a policy shift, removing a mandatory aptitude test to broaden access, which helped boost the selection rate.
Regarding specific courses, electrical programs were the most popular, attracting almost three thousand applicants. Interest was far lower in areas like handloom weaving. The selection process also included one hundred and forty five applicants with special needs, such as visual or hearing impairments, whose fees will be fully covered by the government. Another fifty applicants with disabilities were waitlisted. Kasore emphasized that vocational training is intended for everyone, aligning with national development goals.
