Skilling Tanzania (Via Don Bosco) Project
The Skilling Tanzania project is dedicated to empowering young Tanzanian youth, both boys and girls, aged 15 to 25, enabling them to find their place in the workforce and contribute meaningfully to their communities. To achieve this goal, the project emphasizes the provision of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to equip this target population with the necessary skills and knowledge, thereby facilitating their integration into the labor market. The project’s design is rooted in the belief that comprehensive training and education possess the unique ability to foster both professional and personal growth among young people.
Project Sponsor: Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD)
DB Implementing Partner Abroad: Via Don Bosco (Belgium)
DB Project Implementing partners: All DB VTCs, DB TTC, JSO, PDO, and DB Matumaini VTC
Project Manager: Cassian Bilikwija
Coordinators: Edward Subeti (DB Dodoma), Juliana Mamboya (DB Oysterbay & Matumaini), Joseph Ngomite (DB Iringa and PDO), Oswald Manyerere (JSO) & Gideon (Accountant)
CURRENT STATUS:
Project Value: Tshs 1,110,631,113.6.
As of October 2026, the project is in the 3rd quarter of the implementation of the 2026 Institutional Operational Plan in the 5th and final year of the project execution. Most institutions have achieved their key milestones/indicators set for 2026.
DB Implementing Partner Abroad: Via Don Bosco (Belgium)
DB Project Implementing partners: All DB VTCs, DB TTC, JSO, PDO, and DB Matumaini VTC
Project Manager: Cassian Bilikwija
Coordinators: Edward Subeti (DB Dodoma), Juliana Mamboya (DB Oysterbay & Matumaini), Joseph Ngomite (DB Iringa and PDO), Oswald Manyerere (JSO) & Gideon (Accountant)
CURRENT STATUS:
Project Value: Tshs 1,110,631,113.6.
As of October 2026, the project is in the 3rd quarter of the implementation of the 2026 Institutional Operational Plan in the 5th and final year of the project execution. Most institutions have achieved their key milestones/indicators set for 2026.
Objectives
To ensure the social and professional integration of these young individuals, the project aims to achieve four major results;
Result 01: Improving the quality of education, through capacity building of personnel, updating study programmes, and adapting equipment and infrastructure.
Result 02: Strengthening management capacities (finances, human resources, and knowledge management) of the VTCs/TTC, JSO, and PDO and aspects of sustainability (financial, institutional, environmental, technical, and social).
Result 03: Guidance of students by the JSO towards the world of work (employment or self-employment). For this, the JSO establishes alliances with companies, organizes internships, and prepares students for their first professional experiences (paying special attention to life skills).
Result 04: Increasing social inclusion in our VTCs/TTC through support, advocacy, adaptation of the learning environment, and awareness raising.
Result 01: Improving the quality of education, through capacity building of personnel, updating study programmes, and adapting equipment and infrastructure.
Result 02: Strengthening management capacities (finances, human resources, and knowledge management) of the VTCs/TTC, JSO, and PDO and aspects of sustainability (financial, institutional, environmental, technical, and social).
Result 03: Guidance of students by the JSO towards the world of work (employment or self-employment). For this, the JSO establishes alliances with companies, organizes internships, and prepares students for their first professional experiences (paying special attention to life skills).
Result 04: Increasing social inclusion in our VTCs/TTC through support, advocacy, adaptation of the learning environment, and awareness raising.