Dar es Saalam Institute of Technology-DIT Mwanza campus expansion and renovation project is set to benefit from a 20 billion shillings subsidy. The Tanzanian government recently allotted the monies for the project. This is reportedly in an effort to scale up the delivery of education based on leather technology and industrial development.
The funds provided will be put to use for the Center for Leather Technology’s ongoing construction of six modern buildings. They include a hostel, classrooms, an administration building, an academic building, as well as a workshop building.
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Comfix and Engineering, a local construction company, is undertaking the DIT’s expansion and renovation project. The work is expected to last for a whole year.
During his recent visit to the DIT Leather Based Institute in the Ilemela District of the Mwanza Region, Minister for Education, Science and Technology Prof. Adolf Mkenda stated that the funding is available and the DIT’s expansion and renovation project should be concluded as scheduled.
Commitment to the implementation of the DIT Mwanza campus expansion and renovation project
According to Prof. Mkenda, the government is committed to having the institute serve as a basis for leather technology education. This will provide youths with the opportunity to learn the required skills to manufacture leather products. These products include shoes, wallets, belts, and football gear.
Although the country has access to adequate raw materials, he claimed, it is illogical why it still imports the majority of its leather products. Additionally, Mkenda revealed that the leather industry may undergo a remarkable technological transformation. As a result, he said, this will result in creating jobs for many young people. Furthermore, he advised the institution to transition from a theory-based teaching method to one that is more practical. Graduates will be capable of employing themselves as a result.
Prof. Mkenda urged the administration of the institute to design a special program of intellectual exchange with a top university in leather technology, such as the University of Northampton, which is based in the United Kingdom, in order to ensure that the institute has instructors who are well-equipped.
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Ilemela’s District Commissioner (DC), Mr. Hassan Massala, commended the sixth phase government for the continued allocation of enough resources in the education sector.
DIT’s Council Chairperson, Dr. Richard Joseph, on the other hand, briefed the minister earlier. He stated that the institute’s current focus is on teaching the manufacturing of leather products using both machine and hand techniques. With that, students can use their skills to employ themselves after they are done with school.
