THE Tanzania Institute of Education (TET) has embarked on a programme to recruit volunteer teachers for entrepreneurship subjects in schools to cut the current shortage of important staff.

Dr Aneth Komba, TET Director General unveiled this in Dar es Salaam yesterday during the signing ceremony of the cooperation agreement between TET and Educate- a non-governmental organization  (NGO) that will seek help to hire teachers on contract in needy schools.

She said the agreement also aims to enable TET to become a research faculty that will help develop and share experience and knowledge in the implementation of business training, as well as prepare a Tanzanian who can compete internationally.

“This agreement also aims to collaborate on strengthening the provision of continuous training for teachers in schools, especially in the subject of business, entrepreneurship and enabling them to teach the subject using modern tools and having knowledge that is in line with the current technological changes,” she said.

In addition, she noted that the new and improved curriculum has begun its official implementation this month for the form five and teachers taking certificate courses and that the TET is well organized to ensure the preparation of training for teachers as well as availability of teaching materials.

Dr Komba said the improved curriculum that is currently implemented is based on the Education Training Policy of 2024 which emphasizes the importance of cooperation between the government, the private sector, and various development stakeholders to provide quality education for all.

“Educate organisation has come at the right time when we continue with the implementation of improved curricula, the main thing of which is the introduction of a new entrepreneurship subject which is mandatory at all levels of education,” Dr Komba added.

She said that in the previous collaboration they got positive results including getting the opportunity to visit Rwanda to learn and share experiences, and that as a result of the training they have prepared an outline of the business education subject, a book and a teacher's guide.

Others are guidelines for conducting business and entrepreneurship clubs for students, as well as training for teachers, and conducting small surveys.

Kamanda Kamiri, Regional Director of Partnerships at Educate said that since 2022, in the first phase of cooperation, they have recorded great success in the implementation of the curriculum, and now they have signed an agreement to further improve the provision of quality education.

“Our goal is to ensure that we prepare children to face life after graduation, by providing them with essential skills that align with the current global needs, we prepare a competent workforce that can perform well when in employment or self-employed,” Kamiri said.