TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

CHAPTER 55:06
TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
OBJECTIVES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

    3.    Objectives of technical education and training

PART III
ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY OF MALAWI

    4.    Establishment of Authority

    5.    Functions of the Authority

PART IV
ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF THE AUTHORITY

    6.    Establishment of Board of the Authority

    7.    Vacation of members from office

    8.    Meetings of the Board

    9.    Invited persons

    10.    Remuneration and expenses of members, etc.

    11.    Powers of the Board

    12.    Establishment of Technical Qualification Committee

    13.    Functions of Technical Qualification Committee

    14.    Establishment of Trade Advisory Committees

    15.    Functions of Trade Advisory Committees

    16.    Other committees of the Board

    17.    Designation of Resource Centres

PART V
MANAGEMENT

    18.    Appointment of Executive Director

    19.    Appointment of other officers and staff

PART VI
TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PAYROLL-LEVY

    20.    Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Payroll-Levy

    21.    Penalty upon failure to pay levy

    22.    Summary recovery of unpaid levy, etc.

    23.    Exemption from levy

    24.    Collection of levy

    25.    Maintenance of basic payroll by employers

    26.    False information, etc., to evade levy

    27.    Designation of inspectors

PART VII
ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUND

    28.    Establishment of Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational

        Education and Training Fund

    29.    Resources of the Fund

    30.    Management and auditing of the Fund

PART VIII
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

    31.    Funds of the Authority

    32.    Books and other records of accounts and audit

    33.    Annual report

    34.    Financial year

PART IX
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

    35.    Exemption from personal liability

    36.    Regulations

PART X
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

    37.    Vesting of assets, liabilities, etc.

    38.    Repeal and savings

6 of 1999
G.N. 24/1999

    An Act to provide for the promotion and co-ordination of technical, entrepreneurial and vocational education and training; the establishment of the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority of Malawi; the establishment of a Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Fund, the payment into the Fund of periodical contributions levied on employers and the application of the Fund towards defraying various costs and expenses relating to technical education and training; and further to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the forgoing

PART I
PRELIMINARY

1.    Short title

    This Act may be cited as the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Act.

2.    Interpretation

    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

    “Authority” means the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority of Malawi established under section 4;

    “basic payroll” means the total basic annual emoluments paid by an employer to employees;

    “Board” means the Board of the Authority established under section 6;

    “Chairman” means Chairman of the Board elected pursuant to section 6;

    “Committee” means a committee of the Board established under section 16;

    “Executive Director” means the Executive Director of the Authority appointed under section 18;

    “Fund” means the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Fund established under section 28;

    “levy” means the Technical Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Payroll-Levy imposed under section 20;

    “member” means a member of the Board appointed as such under section 6;

    “Resource Centre” means a Resource Centre designated as such under section 17;

    “technical education and training” means technical, entrepreneurial and vocational education and training;

    “Technical Qualification Committee” means the Technical Qualification Committee of the Authority established under section 12;

    “Trade Advisory Committee” means a Trade Advisory Committee established under section 14.

PART II
OBJECTIVES OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

3.    Objectives of technical education and training

    The technical education and training to be carried out under this Act shall have the following broad objectives—

    (a)    to promote an integrated, demand-driven, competency based modular technical education and training system;

    (b)    to monitor gaps between supply and demand for skills;

    (c)    to support the adoption and application of appropriate technologies;

    (d)    to promote managerial and business skills, and a spirit of entrepreneurial culture with regard to both wage and self-employment;

    (e)    to facilitate sound and sustainable financing and funding mechanisms for technical education and training; and

    (f)    to facilitate and bring together the expertise and moderate the different interests of stakeholders of technical education and training.

PART III
ESTABLISHMENT OF TECHNICAL, ENTREPRENEURIAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AUTHORITY OF MALAWI

4.    Establishment of Authority

    (1) There is hereby established a body to be known…