Manda Hill University

ZIBCT Limited is seeking equity partners and Staff attachments to assist with the running of the University. ZIBCT will contribute assets being buildings to host the universities in Lusaka and Ndola.

Land for the project has already been identified. The project requires an initial capital injection of US$ 2 million. This will be for fixed assets acquisition, latest state of the art training accessories, refurbishment and other start up costs.

The University will mainly be servicing the local market. It is however envisaged that, a substantial number of students will emerge from the rest of the Southern Africa regional market as well.

University of Zambia – ICT Skills Project

The promoters seek to establish an ICT Centre of Excellence at the University of Zambia (UNZA), in Lusaka. At the moment he Country lacks a modern training institution that offers high level ICT programmes. The Centre will have adequate internal market within the University (over 10, 000 students and about 2 000 lecturers) and the general public.

Victoria University of Technology (VUT)

The promoters wish to establish a technology university in Livingstone. VUT has acquired 100 hectares of land in Livingstone for the development of a campus. This is a green field project and the promoters have commenced the rehabilitation of identified buildings to host the university.The promoters are seeking for partners to build a university which will be a centre of education excellence.

Luanshya Institute of Technology and Education

Under this new this new project government would partner with a private investor to bring in capital in terms of new and modern equipment, management and other facilities.
This project is the amalgamation of three colleges at the moment operating independently but located in one complex. This project has an annual enrolment potential of over 4,000 students and with the expansion demand for more technical and vocational training will continue to grow.

National Institute of Science and Technology

This project is a response to the Government investment programmes in the development of multi-facility economic zones. The first of these facilities is being established in Chambeshi and the Ministry of Science Technology and Vocational Training will develop this institute to provide high level skills for industries in this MFEZ and the mining sector in general.

This project is at feasibility level and a private partner would work with government to develop the project as a joint venture. The programmes that are expected to be offered by this institution will all be at diploma level to include the following fields: Chemical engineering, Metallurgy, Instrumentation, Process engineering, Industrial electronics, Manufacturing and Product design and modeling.

Open and Distance Learning Programme

The Government has targeted to provide access to TEVET to at least 3,000 students through open and distance learning by 2012. This target includes the training of staff at TVTC as well as distance and students in the pilot institutions and pilot programmes.

Institute of Arts and Media

A private partner is required to partner with the institution to develop the department into an institution that would offer courses such as: Music production, Film and digital photography, Painting, Design and fashion; and Graphic design and publishing.

This project involves the development and expansions of programmes at Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce in Lusaka. The college at the moment is the only one offering courses in music, media, and art. The total enrolment in these programmes in 2007 was 350. These courses, however, have great opportunity to contribute to the development of the music and film industry in Zambia that has shown some growth in recent years.

Gemstone Processing and Lapidary Training Centre

The Government has established a new institution in Ndola Copperbelt focusing on development of skills for production in the gemstone industry particularly for small scale miners. Currently, the institution focuses on courses in gemstone cutting, sorting, and polishing. The plan is to expand the course portfolio to include jewellery and bead making, however, the institution is facing constraints of lack of qualified staff and appropriate equipment.

A partnership with a private company to develop this institution will enable government to provide critical skills to an industry that has great potential to contribute to economic development of the country by improving the efficiency of small scale miners.