Contribution of Technical and Vocational Education Training towards Industrial Development in Tanzania

TVET[1] and industrial development are two inseparable things as they depend on each other to bring sustainable country development. TVET is a bridge that can transform the country from consumer and final user of goods imported to producer and exporter of goods produced. Policymakers, scholars, and educators agreed TVET is a pivotal and instrument for industrial development and key for success. However, there is the poor performance of TVET delivery in Tanzania that makes the researcher produce a more in-depth understanding of the phenomenon. After that, the empirical study was done to develop the contribution of TVET, according to the data obtained through the problem scoping and knowledge acquired in an extensive review of the literature. Nevertheless, the study scrutinizes lessons from China, a developing country but now is the world's workshop. A qualitative approach is used to depict the in-depth contribution of TVET towards Tanzania's industrial development. The authors describe the importance of a well-defined TVET policy for the nation's industrial growth from the findings. The analysis made in this study will yield Tanzania and other nations specifically developing to know the importance of TVET and its contribution to industrial development and in bringing sustainable development from individual level up to national level. This article will show the priority of TVET and the contribution of blue-collar jobs in development and in solving the unemployment problem. Hence, it will help the key player of TVET fulfill the responsibility and contribute to stepping ahead and reaching Tanzania development vision 202