The Tanzania Education Authority (TEA) has allocated TZS10 billion over two financial years to improve infrastructure and provide practical training equipment in secondary schools across the country.
The investment, covering the 2025/26 and 2026/27 financial years, is aimed at supporting implementation of the new curriculum by equipping students with knowledge and practical skills aligned with labour market needs.
TEA Education Projects Manager Mwafatma Mohamed said the authority was prioritising infrastructure and practical training equipment to enable students to learn through hands-on experience and acquire skills that can support both employment and self-employment.
“TEA has continued to prioritise support for implementation of the new curriculum through investment in infrastructure and practical training equipment. Over the two financial years, we have allocated TZS10 billion for construction of infrastructure and procurement of practical training equipment in various secondary schools across the country,” Ms Mohamed said.
She made the remarks while explaining TEA’s contribution to implementation of the new curriculum to the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office responsible for Regional Administration and Local Government, Prof Riziki Shemdoe, during the Sixth Conference of the African Curriculum Association (ACA) in Dar es Salaam.
Ms Mohamed said the investment was intended to give students opportunities to apply classroom knowledge in practical settings and develop skills relevant to their lives and the labour market.
TEA has also allocated TZS4.1 billion to improve the learning environment for students under the Double Cohort programme, she said.
The investment forms part of the authority’s efforts to support curriculum reforms by improving access to practical learning and helping students develop the capacity to use skills acquired at school for employment or entrepreneurship.
During his visit to the conference, Prof Shemdoe, who was the guest of honour, toured the TEA exhibition stand, where he was briefed on the authority’s investments in infrastructure and practical training equipment.
The four-day conference, which began on September 22, 2026, is focusing on reforms in education systems across Africa, curriculum development, teacher preparation and inclusive innovation in the era of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
It has brought together experts from institutions involved in curriculum development and improvement across Africa to exchange knowledge, experience and innovative approaches to strengthening education systems for current and future needs.
TEA’s participation in the conference is also intended to contribute to discussions on how investment in infrastructure, training equipment and conducive learning environments can support curricula that emphasise knowledge and skills needed in a changing technological and labour market environment.