Don Bosco Tech Africa – Quality of Life and Employability for the Youth

Don Bosco Tech Africa Board Meeting 2022

02/08/2022

The annual board meeting was presided over by Fr. Simon Asira, Provincial Superior of AFE Province and the chairperson of the Don Bosco Tech Africa Board. The meeting, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya, at the DBTA headquarters, was attended by the Vice Chairperson, Fr. Alphose Owoudou, the Secretary, Fr. George Tharaniyil, Fr. Franck Ametepe, Fr. Fredrick Swai, Fr. Alfiado…

Capacity Building for the Job Service Officers – Nairobi, Kenya

26/07/2022

For young people in Don Bosco TVET centers, entering the workforce after training is an essential next step. The responsibility of the Job Service Officers (JSOs) is to ease the transition of the graduates into the labour market. Not only should they support them during the transition, but they also need to keep track of these graduates. To complete this…

Be part of the solution not part of the pollution

20/07/2022

Each year the world generates over two billion tonnes of waste. Trash clogs our oceans, fills our streets and litters huge areas of the planet. Waste and over consumption are both contributors to the climate crisis. If we continue to live the way we do now, the equivalent of almost three planets would be needed by 2050 to provide the…

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 110 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

Over,0

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