Phikwe Technical College loses accreditation

Minister of Education and Skills Development Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi
Minister of Education and Skills Development Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi

SELEBI-PHIKWE: Students’ future at Selebi-Phikwe Technical College hangs in the balance as the college has lost its accreditation status after lecturers failed to register with Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA).

Selebi-Phikwe Town Council (SPTC) was told on Monday during the Urban Development Committee (UDC) Report that the technical college’s current Assessor Accreditation is only 12 percent and that it utilises the services of lecturers that are not accredited with BQA.

The college provides clothing and textile programmes, which currently have three groups, construction which has five groups, business which has three groups, electrical which has three more groups, automotive which has four and ICT having three BTEP groups.

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