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Seychelles is introducing a new Centre for Excellence in Technology to give secondary students, with more interest in technology enterprise rather than in academic studies, a better chance to excel in fisheries, agriculture, construction, food technology, transportation, and engineering, amongst others.
The new school for TVET – Technical and Vocational Education and Training – and technology studies will become operational as of January 2024. It will be based in the current Perseverance Secondary School opened in 2018 on a man-made island adjacent to the main island of Mahe. The centre will accommodate students from all over Seychelles for secondary four and secondary five levels. The school would lessen the pressure which exists on public secondary schools and will allow for better management of resources.
Currently, the pathway of secondary general education and skills development and the students who are doing the TVET content or technology enterprise will definitely have a big interest in practicals. Even though the centre will cater to mostly non-academic students, students with IGCSEs who have a passion for technology can join the centre.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training was introduced in secondary schools in 2011 and was intended to integrate the different aspects of education and training, vocational and general education, skills development, and career orientation. To ensure the success of this centre for excellence, the Ministry of Education will be working closely with the China-Africa TVET Alliance through the signing of a memorandum of understanding.
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As part of the program Seychelles will be sending trainers to China. They will be going to Shandong, a province that specialises in TVET and technology. China has a pedagogy in technical education, and they have the know-how on how to integrate technology and academics with technical studies. These trainers will start the new programme and assist with the curriculum development for the start of the school programme in January 2024. Seychelles will benefit under the Africa China TVET Alliance for the next five years.
