The National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET) has opened an admission window for ordinary diploma and diploma programmes while providing various services to members of the public at the 50th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (Sabasaba).
The development was announced on July 2, 2026 by NACTVET Acting Head of Communications and Marketing Unit, Dora Tesha, while speaking to journalists at the council’s pavilion at the Sabasaba International Trade Fairgrounds in Dar es Salaam.
Tesha said NACTVET’s participation in the exhibition is aimed at providing education to the public, customers and stakeholders on the council’s responsibilities, particularly in overseeing the delivery of technical and vocational education and training in the country.
She explained that visitors to the NACTVET pavilion are receiving accurate information on institutions regulated by the council, approved programmes and procedures for applying to certificate, ordinary diploma and diploma courses.
“Currently, we have opened the admission window for ordinary diploma and diploma levels. We welcome students, parents and guardians to visit our pavilion to receive proper guidance on institutions and programmes approved by the council,” she said.
Apart from admission services, Tesha said NACTVET is also providing guidance to individuals and institutions intending to establish technical and vocational education and training colleges, including the procedures required to register such institutions.
In another development, NACTVET has introduced students enrolled in vocational streams in secondary schools, who are showcasing a range of practical skills at the exhibition.
She said the vocational stream was introduced following improvements to the 2014 Education Policy, revised in 2023, with the aim of enabling young people to acquire practical skills while still in secondary education.
“The objective is to ensure that young people gain skills early so that upon graduation, they are able to become self-employed, secure employment and perform different tasks efficiently,” she said.
As part of demonstrating the impact of the vocational stream, students participating in the exhibition said the training has enabled them to build practical skills at an early stage and prepare for the changing demands of the labour market.
A construction vocational-stream student at Bwiru Technical Secondary School, Daudi Elias Mwasi, said the programme has equipped him with practical knowledge in construction-related work, giving him confidence to pursue self-employment or formal employment after completing his studies.
“The vocational stream has helped us acquire practical skills early. As a construction student, I now understand several basic construction activities. This gives me confidence and prepares me for life after school,” Mwasi said.
Similarly, Careen Jonathan Maki, an electrical vocational-stream student at Baobab Secondary School, said the programme has given students an opportunity to identify their talents and develop skills that can support them in employment or self-employment.
“Vocational training gives us an opportunity to learn through practical work and prepares us for today’s labour market. Since the world needs skilled people, we are receiving a strong foundation to become independent and work efficiently,” Careen said.
The students commended NACTVET for continuing to oversee and promote technical and vocational education, saying the initiative is helping young people become innovative, employable and productive entrepreneurs who can contribute to national development.
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