By Mary Ramadhani
THE Minister for
Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Prof Palamagamba Kabudi
has tasked the TanzaniaMozambique Centre for Foreign Relations (CFR) to
run a short term course on
Protocol and Public Relations to all local
government authorities.
"The Center should
have a strategic plan that educates that all Municipalities in the
country, because this will reduce complaints from the citizens and
return faith in the government," he said, while presiding over the CFR's
22nd graduation in Dar es Salaam, recently.
The course within
one or two weeks provides them with skills to apply and procedures to
follow as they offer quality service to the public.
Expounding, Prof
Kabudi offered gratitude to the institution, adding that the course has
diplomacy and integrity inputs, which help Heads of Departments and
institutions including some Municipalities.
However, he
challenged the Center to also introduce new courses, which add value in
the safety and wellbeing of the entire world.
Mentioning the
courses of diplomacy in Cyber Security and early warning system as being
beneficial to the country, he said Tanzania is surrounded by some
countries with conflicts; Hence the skills would increase also on
reporting incidences of terrorism.
The Minister
further said that the education provided by the Center should not only
be theoretical, but should also explain what happens in the world,
adding: "Graduates who are good in theory alone will not bring much
contribution and fulfill their duties. "I direct the Center to have a
strategic plan that ensures practical training to its students so that
my ministry could find ways in assisting and providing practical
education."
Explaining, he
urged the Center to also revise its curriculum routinely as expected so
that it does not become outdated, saying: "The world is changing at a
quick pace, and so must we".
"You must start
Kiswahili courses especially to Diplomatic officials, representatives of
international organisations and business people in the country."
On his part, the
Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East
African Cooperation, Dr Faraji Mnyepe said that the graduation was
witnessing 453 alumna passing out and promised that they will continue
to strengthen their training to the continuing students.
He explained that
the Center runs short and long term courses, where in the previous year,
it had only six courses and by last year, they increased to 16.
"We are putting
more efforts at the ministry together with the Center's management to
ensure that the education provided is of high quality and reflects the
world of diplomacy," commented Dr Mnyepe.
With few but
relevant infrastructures, the institution has managed to increase the
number of its students from 1, 029 in 2018/19 to 1, 275 in 2019/2020.
It has also
extended duration of its long term programmes like Postgraduate Diploma
in Peace and Conflict Management, and plans to start a new one named
Global Governance, and Bachelor of Governance and Strategic Leadership,
adding: "Presently the program is run at CFR in Dar es Salaam and in
Dodoma."
He further said
that CFR has expanded further through a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) signed with Open University of Tanzania and the Institute of
Public Administration in Zanzibar, whose agreement includes using their
infrastructures.
However, he said
that the government has already provided funds of over 837m/- towards
the construction of Conference HallsM which will accommodate 1,474
students and a modern Library.
"The Center has
also initiated procedures to acquire land in Dodoma and Zanzibar. CFR
intends to offer its services and so far has campuses countrywide and
even beyond its borders in the African continent, especially through
using technology," he said.
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