TEVET bursary
What it covers
- Tuition and examination fees.
- Accommodation, meals, transport and general upkeep are met by the student or guardian.
Who qualifies
- A Zambian citizen with a Green NRC.
- A full Grade 12 school certificate, a GCE with five O-levels, or a Grade 9 certificate.
- An admission or acceptance letter from a TEVET institution under the Ministry of Technology and Science. You do not have to have started classes.
- A social welfare assessment, which produces the electronic report the application requires.
- Returning students are not eligible to apply.
Institution
- The bursary is for TEVET institutions under the Ministry of Technology and Science.
- TEVETA accreditation and national bursary eligibility are two different tests. Confirm that your institution participates before you rely on it. If it does not, the CDF Skills Development Bursary allows a TEVETA-accredited institution, subject to your council.
Read next
- The application sessions, the appeal route and application tracking are on the TEVET bursary portal.
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