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The Local Government Training Institute (LGTI) is situated on the outskirt of the Dodoma City Council. The institute is located 42km away from the centre of Dodoma City Council, 27km off Dar es Salaam highway from Ihumwa junction. On the west, it borders the famous Hombolo dam and Hombolo village. From the Institute one can enjoy magnificent scenery of Makulu and Mkoyo Mountain ranges on the North West. On the Eastern, the institute boarders CETAWICO wine factory, Hombolo Irrigation Scheme and Hombolo Agricultural Research Centre. LGTI offers a unique and conducive environment for learning, conferences, seminars and workshops with a plenty of natural and artificial trees.
The Local Government Training Institute (LGTI) was established by the Act of Parliament No. 26 of 1994 (Cap 396 Revised in 2002) as a body corporate. The Institute serves as a practical-oriented professional centre focusing on demand driven training, research, advisory and consultancy services in the fields of local government finance, administration and management. The Institute falls under The National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET) subject area of Business, Tourism and Planning (BTP). Hence, the Institute offers several programmes falling that subject area, including Local Government Accounting and Finance; Local Government Administration and Management; Community Development; Human Resource Management; Procurement and Supplies Management as well as Records, Archives and Information Management.
For the past many years, LGTI has been offering non-degree (tertiary) programmes: that is, Basic Technician Certificate (NTA level 4), Technician Certificate (NTA level 5), and Ordinary Diploma (NTA level 6). Furthermore, in academic year 2019/2020, the Institute started offering Bachelor degree (NTA level 7 and 8) course. The purpose of the Institute is to expand its academic activities by putting in place more efficient and flexible training programmes that are guided by industrial and professional needs as well as societal expectations. Ultimately, the programmes should lead to the corresponding NTA Competence - Based Awards that are attractive and satisfying the needs of major stakeholders including the employers, professional bodies, graduates, sponsors, clients of LGTI services and the public at large.
The history of the Local Government Training Institute runs back to 1980s, when the Institute premises were used then by the only and ruling party, Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM). Under CCM, the Centre was used for training political cadres technically known as Makada wa Chama. However, the establishment of the multiparty democracy in Tanzania (in 1991/92) changed the utilization of a number of such public institution premises that were used by CCM during the period of the mono-party system. Thus, all such premises were transferred to the Central Government, which in turn transformed them into public learning institutions. A few examples of such institutions include: The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy, previously known as Chuo Cha Chama - Kivukoni; and the Local Government Training Institute, Hombolo - Dodoma.
Therefore, in the year 1994, the Hombolo Training Centre was handed over to the President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), which turned it into the Local Government Training Institute by the Act of Parliament No 26 of 1994 (Cap 396 Revised in 2002). In 2005, the Institute was transferred to the Prime Minister’s Office-Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), whereas in 2015, following the release of Ministerial instrument, the Institute was returned back to the President’s Office - Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG).
For a number of years since 1994, the Institute has been used as the centre for providing short courses for training of Councilors, Ward Executives (WEOs), Mtaa Executives (MEOs) and Village Executives (VEOs). The strong experience demonstrated by the Institute in conducting these short training programmes was one of the key factors for the government decision to empower LGTI to offer regular long term tertiary programmes approved by NACTE with effect from 2007.
Since its establishment, the Institute has been enjoying an increasing number of students and staff year after year. For example, in the year 2014/2015, LGTI enrolled 2,295 students; while in the following year 2015/2016, the enrollment was 3,109. In 2016/2017, the total enrollment was 3,326; and increased to 3,485 in the following year (2017/2018). The number of students in the year 2018/2019 almost doubled to 5,943 and increased to 7,686 in 2019/2020. The sharp increase of enrollment from 2018/2019 was due to the Government's decision to allocate a certain number of form four graduates to LGTI and other training institutions.
The importance of LGTI is well recognized to the extent that the Government appreciates the need for supporting the Institute's capacity to perform its functions. The Government assistance manifests itself in different ways such as facilitating student’s enrollment as well as supporting the Institute's efforts in upgrading its infrastructure. Such a support by the Government enables the Institute implement its core functions including: (i) increasing production of graduates in local government disciplines and (ii) providing more space for action research, short courses and consultancy services. It is well understood that improved performance of LGTI will eventually contribute to the strengthening of the workforce and organizational capacity of Local Government Authorities in Tanzania.
The LGTI functions as provided in its establishment Act are:
Hombolo
Postal Address: P.O.Box 1125 Dodoma, Tanzania
Telephone: +255 0652870635
Mobile: +255 0652870635
Email: info@lgti.ac.tz
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