Building on the findings of the Situational Analysis on the Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Students and Gender-Based Violence in Technical and Vocational Colleges in Malawi and the Gender and Inclusion Study, STEP is working with the Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training to develop a
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Visit to STEP by official from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
On Wednesday, March 11th, the STEP team welcomed Ms. Marit Halsvik Lillealtern, Senior Advisor, Section on UN Policy of the Norwegian MFA to their office. Ms. Lillealtern, who was visiting Malawi with a delegation from Norway had asked for time to discuss our programme’s work and relations with other UN
Putting an end to “Half-Baked” Technicians
Technical College Principals have agreed to work on building productive relationship with the industry in order for their institutions to be training skilled workforce corresponding to industry needs. This has been established through a peer-to-peer visit that STEP has been facilitating and supporting in three regions of the country –
TEVET Principals Benefit from Peer-to-Peer Learning
Principals of Community Technical Colleges and Community Skills Development Centres were able to visit their counterparts in other institutions and share best practices as a result of an exercise supported by STEP. The peer-to-peer learning experience was the brain-child of Mr. Todini Marecha who leads Component 3 of the UNESCO
Sharing Information on TEVET – LUANAR Research
There are a number of institutions, Government and non-Governmental agencies involved in TEVET in Malawi and it is critical that these agencies have regular exchanges of information on their plans and activities. Members of the STEP team actively participated in just such an exchange session at Ufulu Gardens, Lilongwe on
Music video addressing gender stereotypes in TVET wins EU DEVCO-EUROPEAID Communications Award
Ngwazi Zazikazi (female champion/hero), a music video produced by UNESCO as part of the European Union (EU) funded STEP (Skills and Technical Education Program) project in Malawi, has won the European Union Development Cooperation (DEVCO) EUROPEAID Communication Award. This prize is given to the best communication activity of an EU-funded
LOOK OUT – STEP IS RUNNING “I AM AN ENTREPRENEUR” CONFERENCES IN TECHNICAL COLLEGES
This February and March will see TEVET students across the country come together to discuss how they can start their own businesses after they graduate from college. STEP’s partner, Youth to Youth Empowerment, will be hosting these unique conferences with participation from young successful entrepreneurs, credit unions, banks, MRA, and
THINK ENTREPRENEURSHIP – ROBERT CHIWAMBA’S POEM AND SANGIE’S SONG RELEASED
STEP Ambassadors Robert Chiwamba and Sangie have released a poem and a song respectively both audios and videos on entrepreneurship. Robert launched the poem “Wachinyamata ndi Bomba” at an event which took place at Chancellor College in Zomba on the night of Friday, 9th February, 2018. The catchy poem was
SRH services and GBV in Technical and Vocational Colleges in Malawi – What is the current situation?
UNESCO through Skills and Technical Education Programme (STEP) has released a report on the Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health of Students and Gender-Based Violence in Technical and Vocational Colleges in Malawi. What is the situation for the provision of sexual and reproductive health services (SRH) and the extent of
TAIMA “HERE WE STAND” POEM – AUDIO AND VIDEO LAUNCHED!
Robert Chiwamba, STEP ambassador has launched Taima (Here We Stand) to call on all people of Malawi to end gender based violence. The poem Taima (Here We Stand) calls on all people to take a stand against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and particularly for men to be role models as advocates