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Don Bosco Tech Africa to Align Operations with New AU Continental TVET Strategy

21/10/2025

Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025: Don Bosco Tech Africa (DBTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing youth skills development across the continent following its participation in Africa Skills Week 2025, held in Addis Ababa from 13–17 October. The event, organised by the African Union in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia, brought together over 850 participants, including ministers, industry leaders,…

Don Bosco Kenya Launches Five-Year Integral Ecology Plan

10/10/2025

On October 9 2025, the Salesians of Don Bosco in Kenya launched the Don Bosco Kenya Integral Ecology Plan (2025–2029), a bold and comprehensive roadmap to embed ecological responsibility into all its educational, pastoral, and social institutions. Rooted in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and inspired by Don Bosco’s mission of holistic youth formation, the plan affirms that caring for creation…

Job Service Officers’ Quality Manual Review Workshop

03/10/2025

Don Bosco Tech Africa (DBTA), in collaboration with Don Bosco Youth Network West Africa (DBYN), Jugend Eine Welt, and Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo (VIS), organized a three-day Job Service Officers’ (JSO) Quality Manual Review Workshop from 29th September to 1st October 2025. The workshop took place in Nairobi and brought together Province TVET coordinators (P-TVETs) and JSOs across nine…

Don Bosco Tech Africa

Don Bosco Tech Africa is the coordinating body for the Don Bosco Technical Schools in Africa Madagascar region. We coordinate about 118 TVET centers spread over 34 countries in Africa and Madagascar. We aim to empower our TVET centers so that they can deliver demand driven and quality training to the marginalized young people who frequent our centers.

TVET Centers

African Countries

enrolled students annually

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Courses Offered

Our Core Pillars

Build Human Resource Capacity

Offer holistic formation to the youth
Improve capacities in TVET management, administration and training
Identify, develop and maintain sustainable revenue streams

Safeguard and Protect the Environment

Promote the National and International green TVET initiatives
Develop and promote projects that support the green economy

Youth Empowerment

Aim at serving the marginalized youth with the best training possible and promoting responsible stewardship

Promote Networking

Build a strong co-operation with industries and employment agencies
Build strong bond with regional and international development partners
Establish co-operation with national and international organizations with focus on TVET

Quality Standards

Establish an Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)
Establish and support implementation of DBTA quality standards
Support the training centres to implement ISO standards and apply for certification

Job Service Office (JSO)

To help trainees make a proper and informed career choice and develop a Vocational and Personal Life Project (VPLP)
To forge strong partnership and networking with companies and other external stakeholders so that our training is in line with the needs of the labor market