Tanzania plans digital TCPD training program for secondary school teachers (2025-2027)
Secondary School teachers in Tanzania will start to undergo intensive training on the new platform that will provide them with easy access to high-quality digital professional development resources.
The program has been designed to assist secondary school teachers in continuously upgrading their Information Technology (ICT) skills and applying them in the classroom.
The initiative is part of the joint UNESCO and Korean Funds-in-Trust (KFIT) Phase III project titled ‘ICT Transforming Education in Africa.’
Gabriela Lucas the associate project officer for Korean Funds-in-Trust who revealed that the training will commence, countrywide from December 2025 and run for two years until 2027.
“The newly created Teachers Continuous Professional Development (TCPD) Learning Management System (LMS) platform spreads Information Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge across all subjects in schools,” Gabriela stated.
“Information Communication Technology should be treated as a tool for learning and not a subject on its own instead of the current arrangement where ICT is being treated as a separate and independent topic in schools,” explained Godfrey Sinika, the ICT officer from the Regional Administration and Local Government Ministry.
Sinika was speaking in Arusha during the workshop to review the prototype Teachers’ Continuous Professional Development (TCPD) Learning Management System (LMS) for secondary school tutors.
“Teachers need to adopt the system as it will facilitate the skills of impacting knowledge through the usage of ICT,” said the officer.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is supporting efforts to strengthen the capacity of teachers in Tanzania to effectively use digital tools in their teaching practice.
The Head of the Education Sector at UNESCO Dr Faith Shayo said the workshop marks a significant milestone in our journey toward transforming education in Tanzania through the use of technology.
“This workshop is a continuation of a series of technical working sessions conducted in close collaboration with the Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE),” she said, adding the sessions are the groundwork for the development of the TCPD LMS.
“We now enter a critical phase of bringing together a broader group of stakeholders to ensure the platform’s relevance, quality, and long-term sustainability,” stated
“Our ultimate goal is to broaden access to continuous professional development through digital platforms, thereby enhancing teaching and learning outcomes across the country,” added Dr Shayo.
On his part, Ally Mape from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said the digital system for learning and training through ICT is vital for the future of impacting knowledge in schools as well as empowering teachers.
The ICT officer from the Tanzania Institute of Education, Adolf Kinyero said they have already trained primary school teachers and it was now the turn for secondary ones.
“We have learned that most teachers are still wary of adopting ICT in conducting lessons,” stated Mr Kinyero.
The Arusha sessions involved members of the national team that was formed to support the platform’s development, comprising representatives from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as well as the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.
Others were from the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government, the Open University of Tanzania, the University of Dar es Salaam College of ICT, National Telecommunications Commissions (NATCOM) and UNESCO.