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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Mr Sipo NdlovuChairpersonsipo.ndlovu@nust.ac.zw

To keep the wheels of industry turning, Zimbabwe needs a class of well-trained educators who will

impart 21st-century skills to the millions of students in our Universities, Polytechnics, Vocational, and Technical Colleges, and Schools. The Department of Technical and Engineering Education and Training was thus established in 2014 to address manpower needs in our education institutions. In its infancy, the department had a staff complement of 3, comprising 2 lecturers and a secretary. Over the years, the department has become the cornerstone of technical engineering education in the university. It now has a staff complement of 6.

The department’s mandate is to train teachers, lecturers, and trainers in technical and engineering for deployment in schools, colleges, and universities. Our programs include 5 Bachelor of Technology Education Honours Degrees and 5 Master of Technology Education Degrees in Civil and Construction Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Wood Science and Technology, and Technical Graphics. The Department also offers a Post-graduate Diploma in Tertiary and Higher Education. The Department subscribes to the Education 5.0 doctrine through world-class teaching, cutting-

edge research, and community outreach, to innovate and industrialize the economy.

To lead the Engineering, Technical and Vocational Education Department in Southern Africa.

The Department seeks to contribute to the manpower development needs of the country through the collaborative training of teachers, lecturers, and trainers in the technical and engineering fields.

Integrity Transparency Teamwork Excellence Productivity

Our department offers a number of benefits to local and international students who wish to

pursue technical and engineering-related disciplines and educators.

 We provide a friendly and inclusive teaching and learning environment that caters for

learners of diverse needs and cultures.

We have a highly qualified team of lecturers who have vast experience in the education and engineering landscape.
A publishing culture that is inculcated to both staff and learners.
A web of local and international stakeholders that include industry, government, thecommunity, sister universities and alumni.

Through research, the department wishes to make a positive contribution to the engineering

education literature and to produce intellectual outputs that would catapult the economy to

industrialization. Our researchers publish articles in these areas: