TEVETA

Overview

The Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA) is the Zambian statutory body for technical education, vocational and entrepreneurship training (TEVET). It was created under the TEVET Act No. 13 of 1998, read with the TEVET (Amendment) Act No. 11 of 2005. Its stated mission is to regulate, monitor and coordinate TEVET so that the country has a supply of skilled labour.

TEVETA is a regulator, not a single exam. This page describes its mandate as TEVETA publishes it. The site does not list one national exam pattern, fee or syllabus, so none is given here.

What TEVETA does for exams and certificates

TEVETA's published functions under the Act include:

• developing national curricula with stakeholders;

• setting minimum standards and qualifications for occupations, skills and trades;

• approving examinations taken by people at institutions established or registered under the Act;

• regulating and conducting national examinations in TEVET;

• awarding certificates to people who succeed in those examinations;

• regulating and coordinating apprenticeship and trade-testing facilities;

• registering institutions, and cancelling the registration of institutions it established.

The TEVET policy covers all types of technical and vocational training, among them nursing, agriculture, community development and engineering, in both the formal and informal sector.

How to apply

The pages above do not describe an application route for students. TEVETA's FAQ points to its online systems and a helpdesk. Ask a registered institution about entry requirements for the course you want, and use the TEVETA contact page for questions about results or certificates.

FAQs