Ministry of Education and Skills Development

Ministry of Education and Skills Development
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Botswana

Last updated March 08, 2025

The Ministry of Education and Skills Development is a government ministry of Botswana. Its offices are in Gaborone.^[1] 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^[2]

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 (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 (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.

References

↑ "Contact Us ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}." Ministry of Education and Skills Development. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
↑ "Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

External links

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[1] "Contact Us ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}." Ministry of Education and Skills Development. Retrieved 18 April 2013.

[2] "Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology | Government of Botswana". www.gov.bw. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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