Rwanda upgrades TVET schools with German funding
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The Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) opened new and renovated facilities at six Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools throughout Rwanda, funded by a €10 million (Rwf16 billion) investment from Germany’s KfW development bank.
The project, the third phase of a partnership between Rwanda and Germany, improved student dormitories, dining halls, classrooms, and workshops. These six schools.
Busamasana TSS, ES Kinazi TSS, Father Ramon TSS, Karengera TSS, St Augustin Mibirizi TSS, and ETO Gatumba TSS, will benefit from the upgraded learning and living spaces. Claudette Irere, Minister of State for Education, stated that the investment is intended to empower young people to contribute to Rwanda’s development. She emphasized that the new facilities must lead to improved training and better preparation of students for both employment and starting businesses.
Irere urged school managers and instructors to maintain the facilities and adopt modern teaching practices to meet industry needs. Heike Uta Dettmann, Germany’s Ambassador to Rwanda, noted the importance of the improved facilities for students’ daily lives and affirmed Germany’s continued support for TVET in Rwanda. The RTB is also implementing additional phases of the project, valued at a combined €45 million (Rwf74 billion), and has secured funding to support young women pursuing TVET studies.
The upgrades at Busasamana TSS alone increased the school’s boarding capacity from 170 to 430 students.
