Govt launches framework on entrepreneurship

The Director for Schools Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, Ms Marystella Wasena, presents a copy of the National Entrepreneurship Training Framework to Mr Joseph Migunda after inaugurating it in Dar es Salaam at the weekend. Others are the Executive Secretary of the National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC), Ms Beng’i Issa (second left), and the Director of Curriculum Development, National Council for Technical Education (Nacte), Ms Twilumba Mponzi (third left).  PHOTO | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER 

By The Citizen Reporter

In Summary

• Talking to journalists after the inaugural event at the weekend in Dar es Salaam, the Executive Secretary of NEEC, Ms Beng’i Issa said the training framework seeks to build a strong base of youths with quality entrepreneurial skills.

Dar es Salaam. The government through the National Economic Empowerment Council (NEEC) has inaugurated the National Entrepreneurship Training Framework (NETF) that is intended to be used in schools and colleges in a bid to strengthen entrepreneurship spirit among Tanzanians.

Talking to journalists after the inaugural event at the weekend in Dar es Salaam, the Executive Secretary of NEEC, Ms Beng’i Issa said the training framework seeks to build a strong base of youths with quality entrepreneurial skills.

“This framework is important for both private and public sectors which have a vital role to play in achieving the National 2025 Vision,” she said.

It is hoped that the move will make Tanzanian youths and citizens at large more productive in both private and public sectors.

Ms Issa said that research done by the Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED) and NEEC in 2012 showed that there was no comprehensive framework guiding entrepreneurship teaching in the country.

She further said basically Tanzania was lagging behind other countries in the area and that it was high time the nation embraced such training from lower education levels, secondary schools, universities and other groups.

Earlier, inaugurating the framework on behalf of the minister for Education and Vocational Training, the Director Schools Quality Assurance, Ms Marystela Wasena,  said the roadmap document would help the nation be competitive and achieve sustainable development.    “Education is a priority of the government in the ongoing Big Results Now (BRN),” said Ms Wasena when reading the speech of minister, Dr Shukuru Kawambwa. 

Ms Wasena said that the framework was a very important document in achieving various government goals such as citizens’ empowerment, youth development, education and vocational training, increasing employment and strengthening small and medium enterprises in the country.

An Official from the International Labor Organisation (ILO), Mr Mkuku Louis said research shows that all countries that prioritise entrepreneurship achieve meaningful progress.