{"id":28345,"date":"2021-05-05T18:17:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T18:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/?p=28345"},"modified":"2021-05-05T16:24:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T16:24:41","slug":"qualified-students-free-to-pursue-courses-minister-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/all-news\/qualified-students-free-to-pursue-courses-minister-says","title":{"rendered":"Qualified students free to pursue courses, minister says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\">Tanzania<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>ONLY students with the prerequisite qualifications will be admitted into various training institutions to pursue their preferred courses, the House of Representatives heard.<\/p>\n<p>Education and Training Minister, Simai Mohamed Said responding to a question by Mtambwe Representative Habib Ali Mohamed, dismissed as unfounded claims that the government through the National Council of Technical Education (NACTE) had barred admission of students who wrote their form four national examinations last year.<\/p>\n<p>He said all students with the basic qualifications can apply and join the training institutions to pursue their preferred courses. 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