Govt shuts down 368 illegal colleges, Vocational Training Colleges

Government has, with immediate effect, closed 368 technical and vocational training centres countrywide for operating without requisite documents in terms of the Manpower Planning and Development Act (Chapter 28:02).

Those found non-compliant include Christian academic centres, computer training schools, beauty and therapy colleges, and schools of dressmaking.

The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development confirmed the development in a statement yesterday.

“The Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development is carrying out its mandate of inspecting private and independent education and training institutions to ensure that they are compliant with the Manpower Planning and Development Act (Chapter 28:02) subsection 1 and Statutory Instruments 333 of 1996 and 26 of 2001, on critical issues of registration that guarantee improved access to quality and equitable inclusive education and training,” the statement read. Herald