Higher Education for Economic Transformation Project

  • P Project/Program

A Active

Key Information

To strengthen the learning environment and labor market alignment of priority programs at beneficiary higher education institutions and improve the management of the higher education system. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Strengthening the Learning Environments and Labor Market Alignment of Priority Programs, has the following sub-components: (i) Expanding capacity of existing public universities to offer quality priority programs; and (ii) Promoting excellence in development of human resources of underserved areas in the Lake Zone and neighboring regions, and Zanzibar. 2) The second component, Strengthening the Management of the Higher Education System, has the following sub-components: (i) Strengthening the capacity of Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and its subsidiary agencies; and (ii) Promoting quality improvements in select non-university higher education institutions and promoting public private partnerships in the delivery of programs in priority areas. 3) The third component, Project Coordination and Management, will serve to build capacity within the MoEST to manage the day-to-day implementation and coordination of the HEET project, as well as monitor and evaluate its impact.


Lead Implementing Government(s)

United Republic of Tanzania

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

United Republic of Tanzania

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2021 - 2026

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Post-secondary

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Financial literacy
  • Life skills/sexuality education
  • Vocational training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Economic/livelihoods (including savings/financial inclusion, etc.)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Population of interest is not school-aged

School Level

  • Vocational

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Learning while working

  • Vocational training
  • Work-study

Reducing economic barriers

  • Financial literacy training

Women's empowerment programs

  • Self-help groups (financial, including savings and credit groups)

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved critical thinking
  • Improved social and emotional learning/skills and mindsets
  • Increased progression to secondary school
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Improved financial literacy and savings
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • Increased employment/job-related skills