Education Sectors....

Primary Education:

The overall objective of the existing primary education system in the country is to achieve Universal Primary Education i.e. 100 percent enrollment of children who are of school age (7 – 13 years). The focus of education is to provide practical and relevant education through self-help. which in the long run will influence economic growth and poverty reduction in the region . The region has a total of 576 primary schools.

Problems Facing Primary Education:
The Region faces the problems of the shortage of school buildings, furniture and equipment, primary school teachers, school drop-outs and other basic facilities. . The Region is actively engaged in solving these problem by involving the people through popular participation in the construction of School building hostels for girls ,providing school meals and improving academic performance .

SECONDARY EDUCATION:
Currently, the Region has 47 Secondary schools out of which 14 are privately owned. Due to limited secondary school in the Region a few students secure places in these schools within the region.

It is evident from the above table that more than 80 % of the standard VII leavers are not selected for secondary Education and therefore join the Region ‘s labour force every year, Some of that who don’t get Secondary education placement are recruited in various Vocational Training Institutes both private and public which are allocated in the Region. This include training for elementary computer skills.

TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

Dodoma region is among the few Regions in the country with adequate and sound training institutions for disable. The Region has three (3) schools for the blind and six (60 schools for mentally retarded children

Besides training institutions for disabled, the region has other important training centres. These include

• Teachers Training Colleges (4) (2 are privately owned)
• Fork Development Centres (2)
• Livestock Training Centres.
• Institute of Rural Development Planning
• College of Business Education - Dodoma Campus
• National Vocational Training Centres (2)
• Health Training Centres (2).
• Bihawana Farmers Training center
• Mpwapwa Livestock Production Institute
• Agricultural research – Institutes – 2 (Hombolo for Grain and Tubers,
Makutupora for grapes.
• Kongwa Research Center –
• Hombolo Local Government Training Institute
• Mtumba Rural Women Training Centre
• Computer skills Training in some of the Vocational Centres.