STEP partner Student Driven Solutions ran a session today with bursary holders in Mitundu on business planning. The training sessions follow their classes in financial literacy, negotiation, marketing, and social enterprise. Over the next weeks, the bursary holders will develop their business plans with support from Student Driven Solutions teachers
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New Community Technical College Opens
The Ministry of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development held the official opening of the Aida Chilembwe Community Technical College, in Chilembwe on Thursday, 13th September. The new CTC will offer seven programmes, namely, brick-laying, carpentry and joinery, textile and fashion design, fabrication and welding, plumbing, electrical installation, and ICT.
STEP launches a bursary program with Student Driven Solutions on entrepreneurship and skills training
STEP has recently launched a bursary program with Student Driven Solutions, a local NGO that provides financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills to vulnerable women. Women will be empowered both economically and socially through the provision of bursaries to access high quality and effective entrepreneurship training program and skills training. The
LITERACY AND SKILLS FOR ECONOMIC STABILITY
STEP participated in this year’s International Literacy Day commemoration which took place on 8 September at Manyamula Skills Development ground in the area of Paramount Chief Mbelwa in Mzimba district. The commemoration was a combination of International Literacy Day (8 September) and World Youth Skills Day which falls on 15
STEP Delivers Programme in Training Course Development
A key objective for the Skills and Technical Education Programme is to improve the quality and relevance of TEVET. An important element in achieving this objective is enhancing capacity among TEVET practitioners in systematic training course development. To contribute to this capacity development, STEP organised a workshop from Monday 27th to
Empowering students through promotion of inclusive learning environments
At the end of August, TEVET instructors from African Vision Malawi, Zayed Energy and Ecology Centre, Soche Technical College, Nasawa Technical College, Stephanos Vocational Centre, and Naminjiwa Community Technical College came together for a training on gender responsive pedagogy in TEVET. The goal of the training was to equip the
STEP conducts Management Capacity Building for TEVET Providers in Malawi
Skills and Technical Education Programme-STEP organized and conducted a 10-day training workshop for TEVET managers in Dowa district in Malawi. The Management Capacity Building for TEVET providers was facilitated by UNEVOC, through a number of facilitators from South Africa, Germany, Ghana and Malawi. The training started on 16th August and
SAY NO MORE TO VIOLENCE VIDEO IS OUT
A music video calling for an end to gender-based violence has been released in Malawi by singer and STEP ambassador Sangie. The video titled “Say No More to Violence” urges people to take a stand and end gender-based violence in various places including technical colleges. Watch the video with English
STEP TO TRAIN OVER 20 DACUM FACILITATORS
An important step in the development of curricula and qualifications is the use of a technique called DACUM, which stands for “Developing A Curriculum”, and has been adopted by the Technical, Entrepreneurial, and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) as the foundation for the development of competency-based curricula. From 6th to 24th August 2018, the Skills and
STEP and African Vision Malawi Launches a bursary program with more than 140 beneficiaries
STEP and African Vision Malawi (AVM) on July 17th launched a bursary programme which is meant to support over 140 vulnerable youths with ages between 16 and 32 in Lilongwe and Dowa districts. The beneficiaries will be trained at Sam’s Training Village in various trades such as carpentry and joinery,