Tutors (Textile and Fashion Design - Diploma course) - VETA

Tutors (Textile and Fashion Design - Diploma course) - VETA

The Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) is an autonomous Government Agency established by the Act of Parliament No.1 of 1994. It is responsible for regulating, coordinating, financing and providing Vocational Education and Training in Tanzania.
The Authority invites qualified, dynamic, self-motivated and committed applicants from Tanzania to fill the following vacant positions:
Four (4) Positions for the following areas of specialization:
1. Fine art and graphics - 1 position
2. Textile technology - 1 position
3. Fashion designing - 2 positions
Job title: Tutors (Textile and Fashion Design - Diploma course)
Duty station: Dar es Salaam Regional Vocational Training and Services Centre

JOB PURPOSE
To effectively and efficiently impart knowledge, skill and attitudes to trainees through classroom and practical sessions in order to produce quality and competent vocational trainees to meet the requirement of the Textile and Fashion designing sub-sector.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(i) Participate in the preparation of annual plan and budget through meeting, discussion at departmental level for onward submission to Principal.
(ii) To prepare training plans and scheme of works by interpreting curriculum and teaching guidelines in view to achieve set objective.
(iii) To supervise, assess and evaluate trainees during practical session in order to measure the performance of trainees and suggest for remedies (if needed).
(iv) To effectively and efficiently carry out assessment and evaluation of training/teaching through tests and examinations with the aim of measuring their understanding.
(v) To initiate improvement of training curriculum in relation to trends in the market through monthly/quarterly report, meetings and forums in view to provide training that will respond to VET curricular requirement.
(Vi) To provide counseling and guidance to trainees through discussion or consultation in view to ensure good conduct, discipline and solutions to problems facing trainees.
(vii) To keep assessment records for the subject he/she is teaching for onward submission to the Principal.
(viii) To effectively and efficiently participate in course evaluation by preparing evaluation tool and involVing trainees in evaluation in a view to check relevance of its curricula.
(ix) Prepare monthly, quarterly/annually financial progress report by consolidating progress station records for onward submission to the superior.
(x) Any other teaching duties that you may be assigned by the Head of Department - Textile and Fashion Design Course.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:
• Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Fashion Design; or Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Fine Art; or
Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Home Economics with focus on Tailoring or Degree/ Advanced Diploma in Textile technology
A minimum experience of three (3) years in Fashion/textile/Fine Art/Home Economics field; Age limit is between 25 and 45 years old;
Must have good communication proficiency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili. A candidate with passion in fashion design will have an added advantage
Interested candidates should submit their applications with relevant supporting documents and information including detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, full address at work/home including phone numbers, fax and email address where available, recent passport size photograph and names, address/ telephone numbers of three referees so as to reach the undersigned not later than Thursday the 6th May 2010.

Applications should be addressed to:

Regional Director, VETA Oar es Salaam Zone, P.O. Box 40274, Oar es Salaam.
Those who will not hear from us within one month after the closing date should consider themselves unsuccessful.