Invitation to
Apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Examinations as a pre-requisite to join
degree programmes
into
Higher Learning Institutions
for Academic Year 2017/2018.
1.
Overview
The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) hereby informs prospective
applicants who qualify to sit for the RPL examinations to lodge in their
applications starting from 1st June
2017 to 24th June 2017.
2. Eligibility
Candidates who are eligible to apply and sit for RPL examinations must
meet the following criteria:
(i) Certificate
of Primary Education
Candidates with
primary education must possess the following qualifications:
a)
Must have completed and possess a standard seven certificate;
b)
Must have progressed to NTA level 5;
c) Must have practiced the
acquired knowledge for not less than five
years.
d)
Should not possess qualifications to join diploma programmes.
(ii)
Certificate of Secondary Education
Candidates with secondary
education shall posses the following qualifications:
a)
Must have completed and posses a certificate of secondary education;
b) Must have attended any
extramural classes;
c)
Must have experience of not less than five years in the relevant field.
(iii)
Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education
Candidates with
Advanced certificates of Secondary Education shall posses the following
qualifications:
a)
Must have completed and possess a certificate of
Advance Certificate of Secondary Education;
b)
Must have attended any extramural classes;
c) Must have experience of not
less than three years in a relevant field.
(iv)
Diploma Education
Candidates with Diploma Education
shall posses the following qualifications:
a)
Must have completed a two to three years Diploma programme;
b) Must have experience of not
less than three years in a relevant field.
(v)
Candidates with foreign certificates
Candidates with
secondary or Diploma Education shall posses the following qualifications:
a)
Must have completed either secondary education or
diploma education outside the country;
b) Must have met
the above mentioned criteria as per item (ii), (iii), and (iv) above.
3. Application
requirements
Applicants for RPL examinations should produce the following for
evaluation before registration to the examination:
a) Evidence of age not below 25 years;
b) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
c)
Certificates of achievement or participation obtained
prior to applying for RPL;
d)Copies of
academic certificates obtained in formal studies previously undertaken
e) Competence in both written
and spoken English.
f)
Other evidences as may be applicable including the following documents:
i)
Performance appraisals/review by the employer, for those employed;
ii) Job/Position Description for
those employed;
iii) Evidence of any community work;
iv) Community/ office/industry awards;
v) Completed work products;
vi) Magazine/newspaper articles
about work;
vii)
Outlines of courses undertaken;
viii)
Supervisor reports.
NOTE: Candidates who meet the
minimum requirements shall be given an examination card with candidate’s photo
and be required to appear for the examinations at an approved examinations
centre as announced by the Commission.
4.
Registration
and Examination fee
Applicants shall
pay One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (Tshs. 150,000/-‐) for
registration and examination as follows:-‐
i.
Fifty Thousand Tanzanian shillings (TSh.
50, 000/-‐) shall be paid through TCU Bank A/C
No. 01J1026795702 CRDB Bank to cover for registration and administration costs;
ii.
One Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shillings (TSh.100, 000/-‐) shall be paid directly to the RPL centers to cover for the RPL examination costs.
5.
RPL
Examination Centers
The approved
centres for coordination of RPL examinations are shown on Table 1.
Table 1. - RPL
centres with their examination fields
SN
|
RPL Exam
Centre
|
Discipline/Field
|
1.
|
Open
University of Tanzania (OUT).
|
Education,
Laws, Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Social Sciences.
|
2.
|
Tumaini
University Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo).
|
Journalism and Mass Communication.
|
3.
|
Sokoine
University of Agriculture (SUA).
|
Agriculture
General, Horticulture, Agribusiness, Human Nutrition, Forestry, Veterinary
Medicine and Wildlife.
|
4.
|
Mzumbe University (MU).
|
Accounting,
Management and Administration.
|
5.
|
Tumaini
University Makumira.
|
Music, Divinity/Theology
|
6. Almanac for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
The approved
Almanac for the Recognition of Prior Learning applications and examinations for
2017/2018 academic year is shown on table 2.
Table 2: Almanac for the
Recognition of Prior Learning applications and examinations for 2017/2018
academic year.
S/N
|
Activity
|
Responsible Institution
|
Date
|
1.
|
Registration for RPL examinations.
|
TCU
|
1st–24th June 2017.
|
2.
|
Preparations for RPL
Examinations.
|
TCU and RPL Centres
|
2nd July 2017.
|
3.
|
Submission of qualified
candidates to respective RPL centres.
|
TCU
|
5th July 2017.
|
4.
|
Administration
of RPL examinations.
|
RPL Centres
|
10th July 2017
|
5.
|
Announcement of qualified
applicants
|
RPL Centres
|
20th July 2017
|
6.
|
Beginning
of applications for 2017/18 admissions.
|
HLIs
|
22nd July 2017
|
7.
|
Closure of application
window for all applicants.
|
Applicants
|
13th August 2017
|
Issued by,
The Executive Secretary
Tanzania
Commission for Universities 19th May, 2017
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