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Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational, Education and Training Authority
(TEVETA)

UNEVOC Centre (National Body) since 2003

The TEVET Authority is a regulatory body established in July 1999 by an act of parliament with the mandate to create an integrated TEVET system in Malawi that is demand driven, competence based, modular, comprehensive, accessible and flexible and consolidated enough to service both the rural and urban Malawi population.

Mission

To attain a situation where there is an adequate and competitive workforce for export-led socioeconomic growth in Malawi

Objectives

To promote an integrated TEVET system

To monitor gaps between supply and demand for skills

To support the adoption and application of appropriate technologies

To promote managerial and business skills and a spirit of entrepreneurship

To facilitate sound and sustainable financing and funding mechanism for TEVET

To facilitate and bring together the expertise and moderate the different interests of stake holders of technical education and training.

Regular tasks

Curriculum development, registration and accreditation of practitioners, assessment and certification, monitoring and evaluation, formal and informal training programs, levy collection

Focus and interest