The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is a
government ministry of
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
. Its offices are in
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census.
Gaboron ...
. The Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research Science and Technology exists to provide and build knowledge and innovation through the development and implementation of policy on Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology to transform Botswana in to a knowledge based society through effective stakeholder collaboration
History
The Ministry was established in October 2016.
Departments
* Corporate Services.
* Radiation Protection Inspectorate.
*Licensing and Inspections
*Instrumentation and Standards Division
*Environmental Monitoring and Nuclear Waste Management
*National Dosimetry Laboratory
*Student Placement
* Research, Science and Technology.
* Tertiary Education Financing.
* Teacher Training and Technical Education.
* Botswana National Commission for UNESCO.
Parastatals
*
Botswana Accountancy College
The Botswana Accountancy College, or BAC, is a business school headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and Debswana, the colle ...
(BAC).
* Botswana Open University (BOU).
* Botswana Innovation Hub. (BIH).
* Botswana Institute for Technology, Research and Innovation (BITRI).
*
Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST).
* Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA).
* Human Resource Council (HRDC).
*
University of Botswana
The University of Botswana, popularly known as UB, was established in 1982 as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. Th ...
(UB).
Institutions
College of Education:
* Molepolole College of Education.
* Serowe College of Education.
* Tlokweng College of Education.
* Tonota College of Education.
Technical Colleges:
* Botswana College of Engineering and Technology.
* Gaborone Technical College.
* Jwaneng Technical College.
* Maun Technical College.
* Oodi College of Applied Arts and Technology.
* Palapye Technical College.
* Selebi Phikwe Technical College.
* Francistown College of Technical and Vocational Education.
See also
*
Education in Botswana
Education in Botswana is provided by public schools and private schools. Education in Botswana is governed by the Ministries of Basic Education. and Tertiary, Research Science and Technology Among sub-Saharan African countries, Botswana has one o ...
References
External links
Official website
Government agencies with year of establishment missing
Education in Botswana
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
Government ministries of Botswana
Organisations based in Gaborone
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