The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is a
government ministry
Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level Executive (government), executive bodies in the Machinery of government, machinery of governments that manage a specific se ...
of
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
. Its offices are in
Gaborone
Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...
. 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, also known as BAC, is a business school which is headquartered in the city of Gaborone, Botswana. Initially funded and established through a joint venture between the Ministry of Finance and Development Plannin ...
(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 (UB) was established in 1982, as the first institution of higher education in Botswana. The university currently has three campuses: one in the capital city Gaborone, one in Francistown, and another in Maun. The Unive ...
(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
References
External links
Official website
Government agencies with year of establishment missing
Education in Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou ...
Education and Skills Development
Organisations based in Gaborone
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